Louis Wirth: A Bio-Bibliography

by Roger A. Salerno

Overview

This work provides a review of Wirth's life based on available biographical sources including unpublished materials. It focuses on Wirth's social, political, and professional evolution, and depicts his personal development through his scholarship, his social activism, and his commitment to reform. The biography concludes with an assessment of Wirth's intellectual impact on urban sociology and reviews of recent critiques of his works.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313254734
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/13/1987
Series:	Bio-Bibliographies in Sociology , #1
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

ROGER A. SALERNO is Professor of Sociology at Pace University.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chronology
Biography
Works by Wirth
Works about Wirth
Archival Material
Author Index
Subject Index