Social Science in the Crucible The American Debate over Objectivity and Purpose, 1918-1941

"As a collective intellectual biography of some of the foremost social science thinkers of the early to mid-century, this book provides perhaps the clearest picture yet of the dilemmas facing the scholar-as-democratic reformer. Smith manages a judicious blend of the personal biography and individual career path with a penetrating account of the subject's main writings and intellectual contributions. His book should be read by a large, interdisciplinary audience."-Leon Fink, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillSmith, Mark C. is the author of 'Social Science in the Crucible The American Debate over Objectivity and Purpose, 1918-1941' with ISBN 9780822314974 and ISBN 0822314975.