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Between Literature and Science: The Rise of Sociology
Contributor(s): Lepenies, Wolf (Author), Hollingdale, R. J. (Translator)
ISBN: 0521338107     ISBN-13: 9780521338103
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $52.24  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: June 1988
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Annotation: The theme of this book is the conflict that arose in the early nineteenth century between the literary and scientific intellectuals of Europe, as they competed for recognition as the chief analysts of the new industrial society in which they lived. Sociology was conceived as the third major discipline, a hybrid of the scientific and literary traditions. The author chronicles the rise of the new discipline by discussing the lives and works of the most prominent thinkers of the time, in England, France, and Germany. The book presents a penetrating study of idealists grappling with reality when industrial society was in its infancy. Published with the support of the Exxon Education Foundation.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
Dewey: 809.933
LCCN: 87025663
Series: Ideas in Context
Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.12" W x 9" (1.32 lbs) 400 pages