"The extraordinary C. Wright Mills was an intellectual hero of the
New Left, a model of the engaged academic. This volume of his
letters and writings provides a fascinating insight into Mills as a
person--as a family man and a friend--as well as a thinker. Mills
packed so much into his terribly short life, and young people today
should find inspiration in his enormous energy, his breadth of
interest, and his political boldness."--Howard Zinn, Boston
University
"This carefully and lovingly edited volume is bound to revive
interest in the work and life of one of the most creative radical
intellectuals of the postwar years."--Lewis A. Coser, Boston
University
"C. Wright Mills was a passionate public citizen, and therefore,
he wrote to be read beyond the academy. He succeeded, making many
non-tenured people think, me included. This book further
illuminates the life-force within this professor beyond
borders."--Nat Hentoff, author of "Living the Bill of Rights"
""C. Wright Mills: Letters and Autobiographical Writings "is an
invaluable guide to the thought and sensibilities of one of the
greatest sociologists of the twentieth century. This book is a must
for sociologists, social science students and historians."--Saul
Landau, Hugh O. La Bounty Chair of Applied Interdisciplinary
Knowledge, California Polytechnic University
"The personal testimony of a courageous American thinker will
afford younger readers a direct look at our past, and perhaps teach
them--as Mills did for many of us--that living fully requires
thinking largely."--Norman Birnbaum, Georgetown University Law
Center
"Mills was among the most intellectually engaging of American
social scientists, and he deserves ourcontinuing attention. As
these letters and autobiographical essays bring out, he exemplified
both a highly personal perspective and a commitment to issues of
basic public importance. He saw the connections between biography
and intellectual insight, and in this wonderfully edited
collection, his writings demonstrate a clarity of perception that
adds to our understanding of both his work and his period." --Craig
Calhoun, President, Social Science Research Council
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