Description

Book Synopsis
This biographical history follows the iconoclastic career of John R. Friedeberg Seeley, pre-eminent “Pop Sociologist” and Mental Health Activist of the 1950s. Seeley’s "strange journey" began as a British Home Child, estranged from his cosmopolitan German-Jewish family. Seeley progressed through the ranks of the Canadian Army Medical Corps, and the University of Chicago, to achieve prominence as the author of Crestwood Heights, a defining work of postwar social science. He led an ambitious mental health project in Canadian schools, and was a founding father of York University. However, Seeley’s struggle with mental illness and Jewish identity brought him into conflict with the Canadian establishment. His career ended in academic exile, but his dream of a mental health revolution still resonates.

Table of Contents
  • Prologue
  • 1. Wolff Child
  • 2. A Splendid Chap
  • 3. An Opening Gun
  • 4. Pop Sociology
  • 5.Empire
  • 6. How to Murder a Community
  • 7. Film Noir
  • 8. The Isle of Nuts
  • 9. Waspish Tone
  • 10. Jewish Tempers
  • 11. The Flash
  • 12. Wild Surmises
  • Epilogue

    Strange Journey: John R. Friedeberg Seeley and

      Product form

      A Paperback / softback by Paul Roberts Bentley

      £20.39

      Includes FREE delivery

      RRP £23.99 – you save £3.60 (15%)

      Order before 4pm today for delivery by Tue 25 Aug 2026.

      1 in stock

        Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

        View other formats and editions of Strange Journey: John R. Friedeberg Seeley and by Paul Roberts Bentley

        Book details

        Publisher Academic Studies Press
        Published 9 July 2020
        ISBN-13 9781644690505
        978-1644690505
        ISBN-10 1644690500
        Also in:
        Biography Biography: historical, political and military Biography: science, technology and medicine Sociology and anthropology

        Description

        Book Synopsis
        This biographical history follows the iconoclastic career of John R. Friedeberg Seeley, pre-eminent “Pop Sociologist” and Mental Health Activist of the 1950s. Seeley’s "strange journey" began as a British Home Child, estranged from his cosmopolitan German-Jewish family. Seeley progressed through the ranks of the Canadian Army Medical Corps, and the University of Chicago, to achieve prominence as the author of Crestwood Heights, a defining work of postwar social science. He led an ambitious mental health project in Canadian schools, and was a founding father of York University. However, Seeley’s struggle with mental illness and Jewish identity brought him into conflict with the Canadian establishment. His career ended in academic exile, but his dream of a mental health revolution still resonates.

        Table of Contents
        • Prologue
        • 1. Wolff Child
        • 2. A Splendid Chap
        • 3. An Opening Gun
        • 4. Pop Sociology
        • 5.Empire
        • 6. How to Murder a Community
        • 7. Film Noir
        • 8. The Isle of Nuts
        • 9. Waspish Tone
        • 10. Jewish Tempers
        • 11. The Flash
        • 12. Wild Surmises
        • Epilogue

          Recently viewed products

          © 2026 Book Curl

            • American Express
            • Apple Pay
            • Diners Club
            • Discover
            • Google Pay
            • Maestro
            • Mastercard
            • PayPal
            • Shop Pay
            • Union Pay
            • Visa

            Login

            Forgot your password?

            Don't have an account yet?
            Create account