Daniel Bell

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NEW YORK – Daniel Bell, a leading sociologist of the past half-century who wrote groundbreaking books about the demise of revolutionary politics and about the economy and lifestyle of what he helped label a “post-industrial” society, has died. He was 91. Bell died Tuesday at his Cambridge, Mass., home after a short illness, said his son, David Bell. Daniel Bell was a teen radical who in middle age became an apostle of pragmatism. He is credited for at least two seminal works: “The End of...Read Full Story

HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Daniel Bell, a leading sociologist who wrote groundbreaking books about the demise of revolutionary politics and about the economy and lifestyle of a post-industrial society, has died. He was 91. His son, David, says Bell died at his Cambridge, Mass., home on Tuesday after a short illness. Bell was a teen radical who in middle age became an apostle of pragmatism. He is credited for at least two seminal works: "The End of...Read Full Story

At the newly launched Breakthrough Journal , sociologist Fred Block re-visits Daniel Bell's classic work The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism providing insight into the rise of Tea Party conservatism, the revolt against taxes, and as a response the need for a new public philosophy. The article ...Read MoreRead Full Story

AP - Daniel Bell, a leading sociologist of the past half-century who wrote groundbreaking books about the demise of revolutionary politics and about the economy and lifestyle of what he helped label a "post-industrial" society, has died. He was 91.Read Full Story