Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xix
5. 1. Introduction: Charisma, Self, and Sociological Biography 1
6. 2. Struggling for Self 21
7. 3. Confronting the World 47
8. 4. King of the Hill 82
9. 5. Against Time 128
10. 6. Power and Vocation 160
11. 7. “I Was an Idiot” 200
12. 8. The Last Intellectual? 243
13. Appendix: Interviews by the Author 291
14. Notes 293
15. Bibliography 371
16. Index 397