Daniel Bell

Daniel Bell
Born(1919-05-10)May 10, 1919
DiedJanuary 25, 2011(2011-01-25) (aged 91)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Alma materCity College of New York Columbia University
Known forPost-industrialism
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Columbia University
Harvard University
Doctoral studentsMustafa Emirbayer
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Daniel Bell (May 10, 1919 – January 25, 2011)[1] was an American sociologist, writer, editor, and professor at Harvard University, best known for his contributions to the study of post-industrialism. He has been described as "one of the leading American intellectuals of the postwar era".[2] His three best known works are The End of Ideology (1960), The Coming of Post-Industrial Society (1973), and The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism (1976).[3]

  1. ^ Daniel Bell, Harvard U. Sociologist, Is Dead at 91, The Chronicle of Higher Education], January 26, 2011
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  3. ^ Ahead of the curve, Schumpeter, The Economist, February 3, 2011