A history of sociology in Britain: science, literature, and society

Written by one of the world's leading scholars in the field this text presents a critical history of sociology in Britain, a vivid and authoritative picture of the neglect, expansion fragmentation and explosion of the discipline during the past century

Written by one of the world's leading scholars in the field this text presents a critical history of sociology in Britain, a vivid and authoritative picture of the neglect, expansion fragmentation and explosion of the discipline during the past century.

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