The scholar denied : W.E.B. Du Bois and the birth of modern sociology / Aldon D. Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Aldon D., author.

Series:

A Naomi Schneider Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963.

Du Bois, W. E. B.

African American sociologists--20th century.

African American sociologists.

African American intellectuals--20th century.

African American intellectuals.

Sociology--United States--History.

Sociology.

Sociologists--United States.

Sociologists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 282 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

W.E.B. Du Bois and the birth of modern sociology

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois and the birth of modern sociology

WEB Du Bois and the birth of modern sociology

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this groundbreaking book, Aldon D. Morris's ambition is truly monumental: to help rewrite the history of sociology and to acknowledge the primacy of W. E. B. Du Bois's work in the founding of the discipline. Calling into question the prevailing narrative of how sociology developed, Morris, a major scholar of social movements, probes the way in which the history of the discipline has traditionally given credit to Robert E. Park at the University of Chicago, who worked with the conservative black leader Booker T. Washington to render Du Bois invisible. Morris uncovers the seminal theoretical work of Du Bois in developing a "scientific" sociology through a variety of methodologies and examines how the leading scholars of the day disparaged and ignored Du Bois's work. The Scholar Denied is based on extensive, rigorous primary source research; the book is the result of a decade of research, writing, and revision. In exposing the economic and political factors that marginalized the contributions of Du Bois and enabled Park and his colleagues to be recognized as the "fathers" of the discipline, Morris delivers a wholly new narrative of American intellectual and social history that places one of America's key intellectuals, W. E. B. Du Bois, at its center. The Scholar Denied is a must-read for anyone interested in American history, racial inequality, and the academy. In challenging our understanding of the past, the book promises to engender debate and discussion.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Race and the Birth of American Sociology

Chapter 1. The Rise of Scientific Sociology in America

Chapter 2. Du Bois, Scientific Sociology, and Race

Chapter 3. The Du Bois-Atlanta School of Sociology

Chapter 4. The Conservative Alliance of Washington and Park

Chapter 5. The Sociology of Black America: Park versus Du Bois

Chapter 6. Max Weber Meets Du Bois

Chapter 7. Intellectual Schools and the Atlanta School

Chapter 8. Legacies and Conclusions

Notes

References

Illustration Credits

Index

Notes:

"A Naomi Schneider Book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and other sources.

ISBN:

9780520286764

0520286766

9780520960480

0520960483

OCLC:

1091279197