George Herbert Mead (1863-1931) is a founding figure in the field
of sociology. His stature is comparable to that of his
contemporaries Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. Mead's contribution
was a profound and unique American theory that analyzed society and
the individual as social objects. As Mead saw it, both society and
the individual emerged from cooperative, democratic processes
linking the self, the other, and the community. Mary Jo Deegan, a
leading scholar of Mead's work, traces the evolution of his
thought, its continuity and change. She is particularly interested
in the most controversial period of Mead's work, in which he
addressed topics of violence and the nation state. Mead's theory of
war, peace, and society emerged out of the historical events of his
time, particularly World War I. During this period he went from
being a pacifist, along with his contemporaries John Dewey and Jane
Addams, to being a strong advocate for war. From 1917-1918 Mead
became a leader in voicing the need for war based on his theory of
self and society. After the war, he became disillusioned with
President Woodrow Wilson, with Americans' failure to support
mechanisms for international arbitration, and with the political
reasons for American participation in World War I. He returned to a
more pacifist and co-operative model of behavior during the 1920s,
when he became less political, more abstract, and more withdrawn
from public debate.
The book includes Deegan's interpretation of Mead's early
social thought, his friendship and family networks, the historical
context of America at war, and the importance of analysis of
violence and the state from Mead's perspective. She also provides
illustrative selections from Mead's work, much of which was
previously unpublished.
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