Sorokin, Pitirim A. - Manuscripts and Papers - University Library ...

10. Fads and Foibles, 1961-65.
Correspondence re: the translation of Sorokin's Fads and Foibles in
Modern Sociology into Italian, an India Paper-back edition of
Reconstruction of Humanity , progress report on the research on conflict
and peace carried out at the Institute for Social Research, inquiry
about the Italian translations rights for Contemporary Sociological
Theories, Sorokin's account of his many duties as elected president of
American Sociological Association and International Society for
Comparative Study of Civilizations, the writing of a volume on Recent
Sociologica1 Theories, Henry Regnery Company's request to have Sorokin
revise Fads and Foibles so that it can be published as a Gateways
paperback, Sorokin's comment about paper-back editions of his books
being more profitable than hard-bound editions , Henry Regnery Co. ' s
request to publish an abridged version of Fads and Foibles in paperback,
and Sorokin's refusal to publish an abridgment of Fads and Foibles
because it would damage the scientific value of it.
Social Philosophies of an Age of Crisis, 1961-64.
Correspondence re: Henry Regnery Co. ' s decision to publish Soci a1
Philosophies as a Gateway paperback, Duke Univers
Press's decision to publish a volume on P.A. Sorokin in Review, Dover
Publ ication's consideration of republishing Social Philosophies of
an Age of Crisis, Sorokin's short Preface to the reissue of Social
Phi losophies ,Dover Publ i cation's suggestion for a title change to
something like Philosophies of Modern Times, Sorokin's preference to
have the title change read Modern Philosophies of History and Social
Philoso hies, the publication of excerpts from The Crisis of Our Age
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in the vo urne Yoga in Modern Life, and the publication of Sorokin's
Social Mobility by the Free Press of Glencoe.
12. Society, Cul ture and Personal i ty , 1962-64.
Correspondence re: Hindi and Portuguese trans1 ation rights of Sorokin's
society, Culture and Personality , a copy of the contract concerning
the Portuguese-language. translation of Society, Culture and Personality ,
technical business arrangementsin gettinq the book published, Harper
& Bros. 's interest in reprinting society; Culture and personality' if
Sorokin writes a new introduction, Sorokin's inquir.y about royal ties,
Sorokin's decision to write a one page preface to the reissued book,
Cooper Square Publishers's request for some of the critical statements
that appeared about Society, Culture and Personality, the placement
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of advertisements c o n c e r n i n g m Culture and
Personali t , Editions "Comutita" of Plilan's d-orokin's
Socia and Cultural Mobility in their published series of classics of
sociology, a request for Sorokin to write an article on social
di fferenti ation for the International Encyclopedia of the Soci a1
Sciences, Italian translation of Social and Cultural Mobility published
by Editions "Comuni ta" of Milan, Cooper Square Publ ishers 's leaflet
on Soci ety , Culture and personal i ty ,' poor 'sales record of Society,
Culture and Personality, 1 a request to reprint a small portion of
Society, Culture and Personality in a book entitled Social Organization
and Behavior: A Reader in General Sociology, royalties for Society,
Culture and Personality and Prof. Allen's permission to quote from
Soci a1 and Dul tural Dynami cs.