British social theory: recovering lost traditions before 1950
By: Scott,John.
Publisher: United Kingdom Sage Publications 2018Description: viii, 173p.ISBN: 9781526445896.Subject(s): Sociology -- Social sciences--Philosophy -- Great BritainDDC classification: 300.10941 Summary: A unique contribution to discussions of social theory, this book counters the argument that no social theory was ever produced in Britain before the late twentieth century. Reviewing a period of 300 years from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century, it sets out a number of innovative strands in theory that culminated in powerful contributions in the classical period of sociology. The book discusses how these traditions of the theory were lost and forgotten and set out why they are important today.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 300.1 WIL-; Science and social science: an introduction | 300.1092 DUB-; Jawaharlal Nehru: a study in ideology and social change | 300.1094 HAN- Handbook of contemporary European social theory | 300.10941 SCO-B British social theory: recovering lost traditions before 1950 | 300.10944 GAN-F French social theory | 300.10954 IND; SL1 Indigeneity and universality in social science: a South Asian response | 300.11 ASH-; Causal modeling |
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A unique contribution to discussions of social theory, this book counters the argument that no social theory was ever produced in Britain before the late twentieth century. Reviewing a period of 300 years from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century, it sets out a number of innovative strands in theory that culminated in powerful contributions in the classical period of sociology. The book discusses how these traditions of the theory were lost and forgotten and set out why they are important today.
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