Synopsis
In this text Alan Wolfe moves from the "golden age" of social criticism of the 1940s and 1950s to the social sciences of today, all in an effort to understand how and why social criticism should be done at all. Addressing volatile social issues such as gender, pornography, race, welfare, immigration, and schooling, the author examines the ills of American society in the 1990s.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Alan Wolfe is professor emeritus of political science at Boston College as well as a contributing editor to the Wilson Quarterly. He is the author of One Nation, After All: What Middle-Class Americans Really Think About God, Country, Family, Racism, Welfare, Immigration, Homosexuality, Work, the Right, the Left, and Each Other, a 1999 New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
From the Back Cover
Addressing volatile social issues such as gender, pornography, race, welfare, immigration, and schooling, Wolfe examines the ills of American society in the 1990s. Through readings of Andrew Hacker, Elijah Anderson, and Christopher Jencks, for example, he offers a penetrating critique of our thinking about race. Similarly, his discussion of gender and feminism questions whether feminists have sacrificed the concerns of women for the sake of theory. Wolfe uses these and other readings to illustrate the paradoxes of social criticism. Exposing the weaknesses of mere polemics, Wolfe shows how some critics sacrifice fruitful social criticism for the sake of preserving political commitments. He concludes that social criticism does not lie within the boundaries of either left-wing or right-wing ideas, but rather is connected to a broad understanding of liberalism. Wolfe shows that it is possible to be critical and fair at the same time, and fair at the same time, and pinpoints exactly what is at stake in these controversial debates. This immensely readable book illustrates the power of social criticism to enlarge discussion of issues at the heart of democracy today.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for Marginalized in the Middle
Stock Image
Marginalized in the Middle
Published by
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1996
ISBN 10: 0226905160
ISBN 13: 9780226905167
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Small Tear. Seller Inventory # 124264
Stock Image
Marginalised in the Middle.
Published by
The University of Chicago Press, Chicago/London, 1996
ISBN 10: 0226905160
ISBN 13: 9780226905167
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A selection of essays on politics, pornography, race, current affairs etc. from one of America`s leading social critics. xii, 291pp. In this text Alan Wolfe moves from the "golden age" of social criticism of the 1940s and 1950s to the social sciences of today, all in an effort to understand how and why social criticism should be done at all. Addressing volatile social issues such as gender, pornography, race, welfare, immigration, and schooling, the author examines the ills of American society in the 1990s. Clean Copy. Seller Inventory # 024170
Buy Used
£ 4.63
£ 12.50 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Marginalized in the Middle Format: Hardcover
Published by
University of Chicago press, 1996
ISBN 10: 0226905160
ISBN 13: 9780226905167
New
Hardcover
Seller: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 9780226905167
Stock Image
Marginalized in the middle.
Published by
University of Chicago Press, 1996
ISBN 10: 0226905160
ISBN 13: 9780226905167
Used
Softcover
Seller: Kloof Booksellers & Scientia Verlag, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: very good. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1996. Paperback. Very good, clean and unread copy. xii, 291 p. ; 24 cm. . Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780226905167. Keywords : , Seller Inventory # 149161
Buy Used
£ 18.73
£ 26.04 shipping
Ships from Netherlands to U.S.A.
Ships from Netherlands to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Marginalized in the Middle
Published by
University of Chicago Press 04.10.1996., 1996
ISBN 10: 0226905160
ISBN 13: 9780226905167
Used
Gebundene Ausgabe
Seller: Borkert, Schwarz und Zerfaß GbR, Berlin, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. Auflage: New - Unterzeichnet! Signed!. 299 Seiten Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). Fresh and clean hardcover copy in good condition. Frisches und sauberes Hardcover-Exemplar in gutem Zustand. Contents: Acknowledgments - I: Marginalized in the Middle - II: The Changing Politics of Social Criticism - III: Realism and Romanticism in Social Criticism - IV: Talking About Race - V: Thinking About Gender - VI: Criticism Beyond Ideology - VII: What Generations Owe to Each Other - VIII: Social Criticism and Social Institutions - IX: Social Science and Social Criticism - X: The Certainty of Social Criticism - XI: The Morality of Criticism - XII: Social Criticism and Political Power - XIII: The Future of Social Criticism - Notes - Index ISBN 9780226905167 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 536. Seller Inventory # 1203601
Seller Image
Marginalized in the Middle
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Gebunden. Condition: New. Über den AutorAlan Wolfe is professor emeritus of political science at Boston College as well as a contributing editor to the Wilson Quarterly. He is the author of One Nation, After All: What Middle-Class Americans . Seller Inventory # 867653664
Buy New
£ 43.19
£ 42.52 shipping
Ships from Germany to U.S.A.
Ships from Germany to U.S.A.
Quantity: Over 20 available