Aldon D. Morris

Autore di Origins of the Civil Rights Movement

4 opere 314 membri 2 recensioni

Sull'Autore

Comprende i nomi: Aldon Morris, Assoc. Professor Aldon D. Morris

Opere di Aldon D. Morris

Popolari Recenti

Origins of the Civil Rights Movement (1984) 214 copie

The Scholar Denied: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Birth of Modern Sociology (2015) 60 copie

Frontiers in Social Movement Theory (1992) 27 copie

Oppositional Consciousness: The Subjective Roots of Social Protest (2001) — A cura di — 13 copie

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20th Century American History (2) African American studies (6) Afro-americani (5) Afroamericano (2) anti-racism (2) Attivismo politico (3) black history (2) black studies (2) Cittadinanza (1) community organizing (2) Cultural Studies (1) da leggere (18) diritti civili (13) DuBois; Sociology (1) Etica (1) giustizia sociale (2) HM (yellow) (1) MIT OCW (1) most-interesting-biography (1) Movimento (15) movimento dei diritti civili (9) organizing (2) Politica (3) Psicologia (2) race and racism (2) razza (6) relazioni interraziali (2) Saggistica (7) science_history (1) Scienza politica (5) Società civile (1) Sociologia (13) Stati Uniti d'America (2) Storia (17) Storia afroamericana (2) storia americana (5) Storia degli Stati Uniti d'America (3) study (1) U.S. History (2) Ufficio (2)

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Informazioni generali

Sesso: male
Relazioni: Mansbridge, Jane J. (co-editor)

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The Scholar Denied: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Birth… di Aldon Morris

This was a fascinating look into the experiences that W.E.B. Du Bois not only lived but documented. It describes the trials that he had to endure throughout his life and career. This book explains a lot about why sociology is the way it continues to be today. More people should read this work and take head of not only what it presents but also what we lost by continually denying a great scholar.

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Jewel.Barnett | Sep 6, 2017 |

Origins of the Civil Rights Movements di Aldon D. Morris

A sociological, mass movement based look at the Civil Rights Mvt and it's constituent alphabet soup parts: NAACP, CORE, SCLC, MIA etc. The interesting thing about this book is the many interviews the author had with major civil rights figures towards the end of their careers: about 1979. At times, he digresses in jargon, for example, he identifies that the "white power structure" of the south opposed the NAACP and thereby coalesced people around it (a circle the wagons mentality), but fails to adequately identify what exactly COMPRISED this power structure. Still, a powerful book and recommended as a fine expose of the grass roots movement that was the Civil rights moment.… (altro)

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haeesh | May 20, 2010 |

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