Irving Louis Horowitz

Irving Louis Horowitz (September 25, 1929 – March 21, 2012) was an American sociologist, author, and academic. He proposed a quantitative index for measuring a country's quality of life, and helped to popularize "Third World" as a term for the poorer nations of the Non-Aligned Movement.

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Cover of Taking Lives

January 1, 1979

Cover of Foundations of political sociology

Foundations of political sociology

Cover of Genocide

January 1, 1976

Cover of C. Wright Mills

C. Wright Mills

Cover of The idea of war and peace

The idea of war and peace

Cover of Ethics, Science, and Democracy

Ethics, Science, and Democracy

Cover of Taking lives

Cover of Culture and Civilization

Culture and Civilization

Cover of The rise and fall of project Camelot

The rise and fall of project Camelot

Cover of The knowledge factory

The knowledge factory

Cover of Cuban communism

Cuban communism

Cover of Professing sociology

Professing sociology

Cover of Winners and losers

Winners and losers

Cover of Civil Society and Class Politics

Civil Society and Class Politics

Cover of The Anarchists

Cover of Veblen's Century

Veblen's Century

November 27, 2001

Cover of The American working class

The American working class

Cover of Cuban communism

Cuban communism

Cover of Tributes

Cover of Philosophy, science, and the sociology of knowledge

Philosophy, science, and the sociology of knowledge

Cover of Three worlds of development

Three worlds of development

Cover of Where medicine fails

Where medicine fails

Cover of Constructing policy

Constructing policy

Cover of Cuban communism

Cuban communism

Cover of Sociological self-images

Sociological self-images

Cover of Masses in Latin America

Masses in Latin America

Cover of Behemoth

Cover of The Use and Abuse of Social Science

The Use and Abuse of Social Science

January 1, 1971

Cover of Persuasions and prejudices

Persuasions and prejudices

Cover of Dialogues on American politics

Dialogues on American politics

Cover of Cuban communism, 1959-1995

Cuban communism, 1959-1995

Cover of The War Game

Cover of Professing sociology

Professing sociology

Cover of Revolution in Brazil

Revolution in Brazil

Cover of Communicating ideas

Communicating ideas

Cover of Beyond empire and revolution

Beyond empire and revolution

Cover of Man and Society in Calamity

Man and Society in Calamity

Cover of The decomposition of sociology

The decomposition of sociology

Cover of The conscience of worms and the cowardice of lions

The conscience of worms and the cowardice of lions

Cover of Once more unto the breach, dear friends

Once more unto the breach, dear friends

Cover of Social science and public policy in the United States

Social science and public policy in the United States

Cover of Ideology and utopia in the United States, 1956-1976

Ideology and utopia in the United States, 1956-1976

Cover of Globalism

Cover of The Long Night Of Dark Intent A Half Century Of Cuban Communism

The Long Night Of Dark Intent A Half Century Of Cuban Communism

Cover of The troubled conscience

The troubled conscience

Cover of Ethics, science, and democracy

Ethics, science, and democracy

Cover of Soziale Ideologien und Politische Systeme

Soziale Ideologien und Politische Systeme

Cover of Cuban Communism

Cuban Communism

Cover of Equity, income, and policy

Equity, income, and policy

Cover of Four periods in the life of the church

Four periods in the life of the church