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Poetry And Public Life, Charles Lemert
Poetry And Public Life, Charles Lemert
Charles C Lemert
The public life is one entered more by the patience of the poetic ear than by the sharpness of the pen or the truth of the facts.
After The Wizard, What?, Charles Lemert, Audrey Sprenger
After The Wizard, What?, Charles Lemert, Audrey Sprenger
Charles C Lemert
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Dark Thoughts: Race And The Eclipse Of Society, Charles Lemert
Dark Thoughts: Race And The Eclipse Of Society, Charles Lemert
Charles C Lemert
In Dark Thoughts prominent sociologist Charles Lemert compellingly 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. If we want to understand how the world works, Lemert explains, we must understand the centrality of race in our lives and in the foundation of our society. We must also be able to face up to what we've done to one another in the name of race. In his characteristically engaging prose, the book tells of the important moments of the twentieth century through the writings …
The Might Have Been And Could Be Of Religion In Social Theory, Charles C. Lemert
The Might Have Been And Could Be Of Religion In Social Theory, Charles C. Lemert
Charles C Lemert
Religion may well be the most inscrutable surd of social theory, which began late in the 19th century dismissing the subject. Not even the renewal of interest in religion in the 1960s did much to make religion a respectable topic in social theory. It is possible that social theory’s troubles are, in part, due to its refusal to think about religion. Close examination of social theories of Greek religion suggest, for principal example, that religion is perfectly able to thrive alongside the profane provided both are founded on principles of finitude, which in turn may be said to be the …