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.
Author(s): Christopher T. Husbands
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 460
Tags: London School Of Economics And Political Science, History Sociology UK
Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxiii
Early Sociology and the State of ‘Sociology’ in Britain in the Early Twentieth Century (Christopher T. Husbands)....Pages 1-39
Staff and Teaching in Sociology at LSE: The First Half-Century (Christopher T. Husbands)....Pages 41-83
The Department’s Mid-Century Personalities and Their Role in Shaping LSE Sociology: Ginsberg, MacRae, and Glass (Christopher T. Husbands)....Pages 85-114
Staff and Teaching in Sociology at LSE, 1950–: The Short Half-Century (Christopher T. Husbands)....Pages 115-171
Four Horsemen of a Sociological Apocalypse: Episodes of Dysfunction (Christopher T. Husbands)....Pages 173-222
LSE Sociology Students: Their Performances and Achievements (Christopher T. Husbands)....Pages 223-291
The Student Culture and the Political and Social Orientations of LSE Sociology Students (Christopher T. Husbands)....Pages 293-331
LSE Sociology and Its Associated Institutions (Christopher T. Husbands)....Pages 333-358
Institutional Reputations and Influences (Christopher T. Husbands)....Pages 359-402
Back Matter ....Pages 403-434
