Pierre L. van den Berghe Quotes
Sociology seems to have missed every intellectually promising boat in the last half century.
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Birth: | 1933 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Professor |
Pierre L. van den Berghe is professor emeritus of sociology and anthropology at the University of Washington, where he has worked since 1965. Born in the Belgian Congo to Belgian parents, and spending World War II in occupied Belgium, he was an early witness to ethnic conflict and racism, which eventually led him to become a leading authority on ethnic relations.
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