In his inimitable style, Charles Lemert, a master of "finding theory where you’d least expect it”, offers a masterful rendering of the American tradition in social theory. In doing so, Lemert shines new light on social theory and American history.
Today, as the world is threatened by anti-democratic movements, this editionadds a new early section on the origins of democratic values in... Læs mere
Argues that race is the central feature of modern culture; this was true for the twentieth century and it will be true for the twenty-first and reflects the most urgent social issues: race relations, multiculturalism, and social justice.