Edward Shils: 4 books
A Fragment of a Sociological Autobiography
The History of My Pursuit of a Few Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Edward Shils was one of the giants of sociological theory in the period after World War II. In this autobiography, written three years before his death in 1995, Shils reflects on the remarkable range of his life's work and activities, including founding and editing the journal "Minerva",...
The Torment of Secrecy
The Background and Consequences of American Secruity Policies
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1996
Edward Shils's The Torment of Secrecy is one of the few minor classics to emerge from the cold war years of anticommunism and McCarthyism in the United States. Mr. Shils's "torment" is not only that of the individual caught up in loyalty and security procedures; it is also the torment of...
Order of Learning
Essays on the Contemporary University
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
The Order of Learning considers the problems facing higher education by focusing on main underlying factors: the relationship of higher education to government, academic freedom, and the responsibilities of the academic profession, among others. Edward Shils argues that higher education has a central...
The Order of Learning
Essays on the Contemporary University
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
The Order of Learning considers the problems facing higher education by focusing on main underlying factors: the relationship of higher education to government, academic freedom, and the responsibilities of the academic profession, among others. Edward Shils argues that higher education has a central...