V.O. Key, Jr. : the quintessential political scientist / Andrew M. Lucker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lucker, Andrew M., 1965-

Series:

Major concepts in politics and political theory 1059-3535 ; vol. 19.

Major concepts in politics and political theory, 1059-3535 ; vol. 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Key, V. O., Jr. (Valdimer Orlando), 1908-1963.

Key, V. O.

Political science.

Physical Description:

xii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang Pub., [2001]

Summary:

This book consists of an extensive examination of the work and life of one of the most important American political scientists of the twentieth century, V. O. Key, Jr. (1908-1963). The research is based on Key's voluminous personal papers, interviews with his family, colleagues, and graduate students, plus thorough study of all of his published and unpublished writings, much of which is not readily accessible today.

Part I offers a narrative account of Key's life from his upbringing and early education in Texas, through his graduate political science training at the University of Chicago and his steady rise as a scholar from the latter 1930s through the end of the 1940s, to his highly productive final fourteen years (1949-1963) at the very pinnacle of the discipline. Part II is made up of five chapters that explore the many aspects of Key's professional career during his peak years, chapters that fully reveal his wise, sensible approach to the study of politics.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Making of a Political Scientist, 1908-1938 7

Chapter 2 Rising Steadily in the Profession, 1938-1946 37

Chapter 3 The Writing of Southern Politics, 1946-1949 69

Chapter 4 At the Pinnacle of His Discipline, 1949-1963 105

Chapter 5 Key as Scholar Advancing Political Knowledge 135

Chapter 6 Key as Leader and Critic of the Discipline 193

Chapter 7 Key as Reviewer of the Works of Others 241

Chapter 8 Key as Publisher's Advisor 261

Chapter 9 Key as Political Commentator 287.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-345) and indexes.

ISBN:

0820448966

OCLC:

42726262