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Focuses on a previously under-researched period in European sociology
Reflects current concerns about the differences between UK and European society
Draws on unused sources from the UK and France such as letters, a reception study and textbooks
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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.
Keywords
- Franco-British relations
- Social disintegration
- Intellectual struggle
- sociologie
- God-Society
- Rationalism
- Idealism
- histrorical sociology
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Baudry Rocquin
About the author
Baudry Rocquin is Associate Researcher at DynamE, University of Strasbourg and teaches the history of the social sciences at Sciences Po Strasbourg, France.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: British Sociologists and French 'Sociologues' in the Interwar Years
Book Subtitle: The Battle for Society
Authors: Baudry Rocquin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10913-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10912-7Published: 16 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-10913-4Published: 04 January 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 229
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociological Theory, Social History, Social Theory