The lost black scholar : resurrecting Allison Davis in American social thought / David A. Varel.
| Author/creator | Varel, David A. author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018. |
| Description | 1 online resource (301 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Coming of age during Jim Crow -- Harlem from Hampton -- The making of a social anthropologist -- Into the southern "wilds" -- Caste, class, and personality -- Bending the academic color line -- Critiquing middle-class culture -- Rethinking intelligence -- From Brown v. Board to Head Start -- Conclusion. |
| Summary | In 'The Lost Black Scholar', David A. Varel tells Davis's compelling story, showing how a combination of institutional racism, disciplinary eclecticism, and iconoclastic thinking effectively sidelined him as an intellectual. A close look at Davis's career sheds light not only on the racial politics of the academy but also the costs of being an innovator outside of the mainstream. Equally important, Varel argues that Davis exemplifies how black scholars led the way in advancing American social thought. Even though he was rarely acknowledged for it, Davis refuted scientific racism and laid bare the environmental roots of human difference more deftly than most of his white peers, by pushing social science in bold new directions. Varel shows how Davis effectively helped to lay the groundwork for the civil rights movement. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Varel, David A. Lost black scholar. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018 9780226534886 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| ISBN | 9780226534916 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 022653491X (electronic bk.) |
| Stock number | org.bibliovault.9780226534916 University of Chicago Press |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |