Cesar Grana Cesar Grana was Professor of Sociology at the University of California at San Diego from 1972 until his death in an accident in Spain in 1986. His earlier works include Modernity and Its Discontents (1967) a study of modem intellectul alienation, and Fact and Symbol (1971) a collection of essays on the sociology of art and literature, one of five books nominated for the National Book Award in its year of publication. Read More Read Less