Postmodern Cowboy: C. Wright Mills and a New 21st-century Sociology

by Keith Kerr

Overview

More than 50 years ago, C. Wright Mills heralded a new age for sociology for the 1960s and beyond. Yet his forward-looking vision also foretold some of the social conditions we associate, more recently, with postmodern society. This intellectual biography of Mills emphasizes early life experiences that shaped Mills's expansive vision of the future, just as Kerr develops, from Mills, tools for confronting current and looming problems. Drawing upon little-known documents, Kerr expands our knowledge about this leading 20th-century sociologist, and shows how forward-looking Millsian scholarship can enhance the endeavors of sociology today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594515798
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/30/2008
Series:	The Sociological Imagination
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 C. Wright Mills: An American Utopian; Chapter 3 Private Troubles and Public Issues; Chapter 4 Mills the Intellectual; Chapter 5 Postmodernity’s Texas Roots; Chapter 6 The Postmodern Cowboy;