The constitution of society - Shils, Edward, 1910-1995. (Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1982)
The integration of society - Society and societies - The theory of mass society - Center and periphery - Charisma - Charisma, order, and status - Deference - The intellectuals and the powers - Ideology - Intellectuals and the center of society - Tradition, ecology, and institution in the history of sociology.
Essays reprinted from the author's previous works: The intellectuals and the powers, and other essays, Center and periphery, and The calling of sociology and other essays on the pursuit of learning.
Includes bibliogr. references.
Keywords: Intellectuals; Sociology; Knowledge, Sociology of