These invaluable essays offer an insider's perspective on three decades at a major American university during a time of political turmoil. Neil J. Smelser, who spent thirty-six years as a professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, sheds new light on a full range of the issues that dominated virtually all institutions of higher learning during the second half of the twentieth century. Smelser considers student activism - in particular the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley - political surprises, affirmative action, multiculturalism and the culture wars, and much more. As one of the leading sociologists of his generation, Smelser is uniquely qualified to convey and analyze the complexities of administrating a first-rate and very large university as it encounters a highly politicized environment.
- ISBN10 6612556250
- ISBN13 9786612556258
- Publish Date 15 March 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 24 August 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of California Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 392
- Language English