C Wright Mills an American Utopia

Charles Wright Mills (1916-1962) was a famed sociologist social commentator and critic. Noted for his anti-authoritarian flamboyant character and radical ideas he has been described as an 'American Utopian' - committed to social change angered by the oppression he saw around him and critical of what he saw as evidence of U.S. imperialism. His legacy includes a series of classic books - including <i>The Power Elite White Collar </i> and <i>The Sociological Imagination</i> -- and he has made a distinctive contribution to American sociological theory especially in the area of class power and social structure.