My previous blog concerned C. Wright Mills and The Sociological Imagination. Here I want to go back to another influential book from the 1960s, Peter Berger's Invitation to Sociology, published in 1963. While Mills was writing mainly for fellow sociologists, Berger was offering an introduction to the subject for prospective students and anyone else curious… Continue reading Peter Berger: An Invitation to Sociology
Tag: politics
Orwell, Klemperer and language
I was talking with a friend about what counts as good writing and mentioned George Orwell’s much celebrated essay on ‘Politics of the English language’. In it Orwell argues writers should think carefully about the language they use as doing so not only produces clear, concise articles for others to read but also enables writers… Continue reading Orwell, Klemperer and language
