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Leading sociologists outline the historical development of the discipline in Britain and document its continuing influence in this essential and comprehensive reference work. Spanning the Scottish enlightenment of the 18th century to the present day this Handbook maps the discipline and the British contribution.

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1. Introduction; John Holmwood and John Scott 2. The Scottish Enlightenment and Scottish Social Thought c.1725-1915; John Brewer 3. Poverty Studies and Social Research; Lucinda Platt 4. Absent or Forgotten? Recovering British Social Theory; John Scott 5. Evolutionism and British Sociology; Chris Renwick 6. Religion and British Sociology: the Power and Necessity of the Spiritual; Stephen Turner 7. Sociology and Social Work: In Praise of Limestone; Ian Shaw 8. The First Sociology ´Departments´; Chris Husbands 9. British Sociology in the Inter-War Years; Baudry Rocquin 10. Building a Textbook Tradition: Sociology in Britain, 1900-1968; John Scott 11. The International Library of Sociology and Social Reconstruction and British Sociology; Jennifer Platt 12. Feminism in Sociology, Feminism as Sociology; Mary Evans 13. Exiles in British Sociology; Charles Turner 14. British Sociology in the Metropole and the Colonies, 1940s-1960s; George Steinmetz 15. Between Humanities and Science: Sociology as a Third Culture; John Eldridge 16. The History of British Sociology from the Perspective of its Archived Qualitative Sources: Ruminations and Reflections; Mike Savage 17. The Sociology of Community; Graham Crow 18. Sociology of Race, Racism, and Ethnicity: Trends, Debates, and Research Agendas; John Solomos 19. Research Methodology in Sociology; Geoff Payne 20. The Sociological Study of Religion: Arrival, Survival, Revival; Grace Davie 21. Criminology, Deviance and Sociology; Eamonn Carrabine 22. The Sociology of Work: From Industrial Sociology to Work, Employment, and the Economy; Paul Edwards 23. Sociology, Cultural Studies, and the Cultural Turn; Gregor McLennan 24. ´Class´ in Britain; Wendy Bottero 25. Sociology of the Body and the Relation between Sociology and Biology; Stevi Jackson and Sue Scott 26. Sociology´s Past and Futures: The Impact of External Structure, Policy and Financing; John Holmwood

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"This landmark collection takes stock of more than two centuries of intellectual work with importance for all of the social sciences, for sociology around the world, and for the self-understanding of British society. It is important as history, and important as a resource and orientation for the future." - Craig Calhoun, Director, London School of Economics, UK

"This is a book of extraordinary depth and scholarship. It sets a new standard for thinking historically about sociology in Britain, and is destined to become a classic in its field"- Nicholas Gane, Professor of Sociology, University of Warwick, UK

"Reflecting trends in its subject-matter the development of Sociology in the UK this multi-authored collection brings to bear the range and power of a team approach to provide both a wide range of attention and depth of treatment of manifold aspects of UK Sociology as a knowledge production system. Not only the academic work that has been produced across a range of crucial specialties in UK sociology is considered, but also how this has been affected changing crucial aspects of the UK cultural and societal context and disciplinary scholarly infrastructure. This adds up to a definitive & mature treatment." Charles Crothers, AUT University, New Zealand

"The history of sociology is an increasingly important branch of the field, presenting analyses in terms of long-running intellectual debates. This book, focusing on Britain but with broader relevance, makes a wonderful contribution. It deserves to be part of sociology teaching around the world."- Gary Wickham, Professor of Sociology, Murdoch University, Australia

"This interesting and very useful book investigates the empirical and theoretical origins of British sociology and explores the development of several popular subject areas over time. I highly recommended it for teachers and students alike." - Cherry Schrecker, Nancy Université, France

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