David Riesman: 8 books

Book cover of Thorstein Veblen
by David Riesman
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018

This is a brilliant and unconventional study of one of the most challenging figures in modern social and economic thought. David Riesman has chosen a deliberately personal method of exposition and evaluation, and he is by no means a disciple. He says of Veblen: 'I find him more often interesting than...
Book cover of The Academic Revolution
by David Riesman
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017

The Academic Revolution describes the rise to power of professional scholars and scientists, first in America's leading universities and now in the larger society as well. Without attempting a full-scale history of American higher education, it outlines a theory about its development and present status....
Book cover of The University and the New World

The University and the New World

York University Invitation Lecture Series

by Robert Ulich, David Riesman, Howard Jones
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1962

This is the first volume in the Invitation Lecture Series of York University and it is an auspicious beginning. Three leaders in higher education in the United States here present their thoughts on challenging questions of enrolment, curriculum, and standards which today confront the ever expanding...
Book cover of Mass Communication and American Social Thought
by Jane Addams, Theodor Adorno, Gordon Allport
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2004

This anthology of hard-to-find primary documents provides a solid overview of the foundations of American media studies. Focusing on mass communication and society and how this research fits into larger patterns of social thought, this valuable collection features key texts covering the media studies...
Book cover of The Lonely Crowd
by David Riesman, Nathan Glazer, Reuel Denney
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2001

Book cover of Institutions and the Person

Institutions and the Person

Festschrift in Honor of Everett C.Hughes

by Howard Saul Becker, Blanche Geer, David Riesman
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017

Everett C. Hughes had a great impact on the field of sociology as a whole and on an entire generation of sociologists. Some of Hughes' former students and colleagues honor him in this book. The essays address the main themes in his work over the years, and illustrate as well Hughes' impact on the...
Book cover of On Stoic and Peripatetic Ethics

On Stoic and Peripatetic Ethics

The Work of Arius Didymus

by David Riesman
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017

Providing the only full-length study of the compendium of Greek philosophy attributed to Arius Didymus, court philosopher to the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus, this volume elucidates Stoic and Peripatetic ethics for classicists and philosophers. The authors provide careful textual analysis of important...
Book cover of The American City

The American City

A Sourcebook of Urban Imagery

by David Riesman
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017

This set of readings presents useful insights into urbanization and provides a fresh perspective on American cities and their inhabitants. Advancing the premise that it is not possible to understand how people live in cities without understanding how they think of them, the editor presents historical...
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