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Record Nr.

UNINA9910367615903321

Autore

Rocquin Baudry

Titolo

British Sociologists and French 'Sociologues' in the Interwar Years : The Battle for Society / / by Baudry Rocquin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-10913-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 229 p. 1 illus.)

Disciplina

301

301.0904

Soggetti

Historical sociology

Social history

Social sciences—Philosophy

Historical Sociology

Social History

Social Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Sociologie, a French science? -- Chapter 3. Accepting the French: The Edinburgh School of Sociology -- Chapter 4. Rejecting the French: Classical British Sociology at the London School of Economics -- Chapter 5. Modernising British Sociology: The Rise of the Social Survey -- Chapter 6. Accepting the British: Sociologists and Their Reception in France -- Chapter 7. Two Sciences, a Common Concern: French Sociologie and British Social Anthropology -- Chapter 8. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a comparative study of the development of sociology in Britain and France between 1920 and 1940, taking a broad definition of the discipline to examine divergence across the channel in the interwar years. Rocquin charts the tension between differing schools of thought, presenting an alternative history of Europe based on cultural and intellectual struggle, and variation in theoretical visions of society - a divide that is still crucial in understanding the present situation between Continental Europe and the United Kingdom. This is a



compelling addition to the history of sociology, and will be of interest to students and scholars across history, historical sociology, politics, European studies, and the sociology of knowledge.