Awards
- Winner of John Porter Award awarded by Canadian Sociological Association 2011 (Canada)
Overview
Measuring the Mosaic is a comprehensive intellectual biography of John Porter (1921-1979), author of The Vertical Mosaic (1965), preeminent Canadian sociologist of his time, and one of Canada's most celebrated scholars. In the first biography of this important figure, Rick Helmes-Hayes provides a detailed account of Porter's life and an in-depth assessment of his extensive writings on class, power, educational opportunity, social mobility, and democracy. While assessing Porter's place in the historical development of Canadian social science, Helmes-Hayes also examines the economic, social, political and scholarly circumstances - including the Depression, World War II, post-war reconstruction, the baby boom, and the growth of universities - that contoured Porter's political and academic views. Using extensive archival research, correspondence, and over fifty original interviews with family, colleagues, and friends, Measuring the Mosaic stresses Porter's remarkable contributions as a scholar, academic statesman, senior administrator at Carleton University, and engaged, practical public intellectual.
Full Product Details
Author: Rick Helmes-Hayes ,
Wallace Clement
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.40cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.820kg
ISBN: 9780802096487
ISBN 10: 0802096484
Pages: 592
Publication Date: 28 January 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A well researched and beautifully written biography of Canadian Sociologist John Porter. -- William Christian, Guelph Mercury, Sept 25, 2010
A well researched and beautifully written biography of Canadian Sociologist John Porter. -- William Christian, Guelph Mercury, Sept 25, 2010 'This book offers the reader more than a description of an individual's scholarly career It locates the life and work of John Porter in a broad and changing social educational context.' -- Roy Todd: British Journal of Canadian Studies: vol 24:02:2011 'This biography eloquently highlights the career of a remarkable social scientist and a committed intellectual; it is also a living testimony to the institutionalization of Canadian sociology.' -- Simon Langlois; Canadian Journal of Sociology: vol 36:03:2011
Author Information
Rick Helmes-Hayes is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Waterloo.
