| Louis Wirth: A Bio-Bibliography Contributor(s): Salerno, Roger A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313254737 ISBN-13: 9780313254734 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $69.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 016.301 |
| LCCN: Z8978 |
| Series: Bio-Bibliographies in Sociology |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.89 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work provides a review of Wirth's life based on available biographical sources including unpublished materials. It focuses on Wirth's social, political, and professional evolution, and depicts his personal development through his scholarship, his social activism, and his commitment to reform. The biography concludes with an assessment of Wirth's intellectual impact on urban sociology and reviews of recent critiques of his works. |