Overview
- Provides an assessment of student culture and of the attitudes and political orientations of LSE Sociology students over the years
- Analyses the history and of the content of all articles of the LSE Sociology journal, the British Journal of Sociology, from its origin in 1950 to 2014
- Proffers a revisionist assessment of the reputation and influence of LSE Sociology on the general development of sociology in the UK
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book provides an original overall account of the history of sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where the first sociology course as part of a conventional university degree programme in the UK was taught. Thus, the book is unique in its contribution to an important part of the history and development of sociology in the UK.
The chapters discuss the names that – at least until the post-war period – are identified as central to the early phase of British sociology. Husbands documents the impact and influence of these leading figures through material in numerous previously little-used archives. Also explored are the culture of LSE Sociology students, their attitudes, political orientations, and academic attainments. The reputation and influence of LSE Sociology on the general development of the subject in the UK are also assessed. The book will be of interest to sociology students and scholars wanting to know about the discipline’s history, as well as to those with a broader interest in higher education policy.
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“This well-researched account of sociology at the LSE, both scholarly and highly readable, is a necessary book in the growing history of sociology.” (John Holmwood, Professor of Sociology, University of Nottingham, UK)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, 1904–2015
Book Subtitle: Sound and Fury
Authors: Christopher T. Husbands
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89450-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89449-2Published: 26 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-89450-8Published: 14 March 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIII, 434
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour