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1 online resource (xii, 279 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
pt. I. Context -- 1. Literature or science? -- 2. The rise of scientific method -- pt. II. Narrative -- 3. Sociology before 1950 -- 4. British post-war sociologists -- 5. Expansion 1950-67 -- 6. Revolt 1968-75 -- 7. Years of uncertainty 1976-2000 -- pt. III. Analysis -- 8. The professors -- 9. Celebrated sociologists -- 10. The shape of sociology -- pt. IV. Conclusion -- 11. Epilogue in eight essays : Halsey, Bauman, Crouch, Giddens, Oakley, Platt, Runciman, and Westergaard -- App. 1. The professorial survey 2001 -- App. 2. Students numbers and quality 1950-2000 -- App. 3. Citation and content analyses / Claire Donovan |
| Summary |
This is the first-ever critical history of sociology in Britain, written by one of the world's leading scholars in the field. Renowned British sociologist, A.H. Halsey, presents a vivid and authoritative picture of the neglect, expansion, fragmentation, and explosion of the discipline during the past century. He is well equipped to write the story, having lived through most of it and having taught and researched in Britain, the USA, and Europe. The story begins with L.T. Hobhouse's election to the first chair in sociology in London in 1907, but traces earlier origins of the discipline to Scotl |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-265) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sociology -- Great Britain -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
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Sociology
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Soziologie
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Soziologe
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Sociologie.
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Sociology & Social History.
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Social Sciences.
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Social Change.
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Sociologie -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire.
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Great Britain
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Großbritannien
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191532887 |
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0191532886 |
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9780199266609 |
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0199266603 |
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9780199266616 |
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0199266611 |
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