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Defining the Age
Daniel Bell, His Time and Ours
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See moreIn Defining the Age, Paul Starr and Julian E. Zelizer bring together a group of distinguished contributors to consider how Daniel Bell’s ideas captured their historical moment and continue to provide profound insights into today’s world.
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The sociologist Daniel Bell was an uncommonly acute observer of the structural forces transforming the United States and other advanced societies in the twentieth century. The titles of Bell's major books—The End of Ideology (1960), The Coming of Post-Industrial Society (1973), and The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism (1976)—became hotly debated frameworks for understanding the era when they were published.
In Defining the Age, Paul Starr and Julian E. Zelizer bring together a group of distinguished contributors to consider how well Bell's ideas captured their historical moment and continue to provide profound insights into today's world. Wide-ranging essays demonstrate how Bell's writing has informed thinking about subjects such as the history of socialism, the roots of the radical right, the emerging postindustrial society, and the role of the university. The book also examines Bell's intellectual trajectory and distinctive political stance. Calling himself "a socialist in economics, a liberal in politics, and a conservative in culture," he resisted being pigeon-holed, especially as a neoconservative.
Defining the Age features essays from historians Jenny Andersson, David A. Bell, Michael Kazin, and Margaret O'Mara; sociologist Steven Brint; media scholar Fred Turner; and political theorists Jan-Werner Müller and Stefan Eich. While differing in their judgments, they agree on one premise: Bell's ideas deserve the kind of nuanced and serious attention that they finally receive in this book.
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Defining the Age is highly praised for its comprehensive exploration of Daniel Bell’s intellectual contributions and historical impact. Reviewers commend the book for capturing the breadth of Bell's interests and the richness of his insights, making it essential reading for those interested in modern social theory. The essays are lauded for their detailed attention to Bell's ideas, and it is recommended for graduate-level courses and new audiences alike.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780231203678
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 February 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Contributors:
- Contributions by Jenny Andersson
- Contributions by David A. Bell
- Contributions by Steven Brint
- Contributions by Stefan Eich
- Contributions by Michael Kazin
- Contributions by Jan-Werner Muller
- Contributions by Margaret O'Mara
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 344
About the Author
Paul Starr is professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University, founding coeditor of The American Prospect, and a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction and the Bancroft Prize in American history. His most recent book is Entrenchment: Wealth, Power, and the Constitution of Democratic Societies (2019).
Julian E. Zelizer is the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University. His most recent book is Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement (2021), and he is a political analyst for CNN.com and a contributor to NPR.
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