Book ID: CBB001420011

Envisioning Sociology: Victor Branford, Patrick Geddes, and the Quest for Social Reconstruction (2013)

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Scott, John (Author)
Bromley, Ray (Author)


State University of New York Press


Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: x + 288 pp.; bibl.; index
Language: English

Envisioning Sociology is a landmark work, the first major study of the founding of sociology in Britain and the enormous contributions made by the intellectual circle led by Victor Branford and Patrick Geddes. Authors John Scott and Ray Bromley chronicle the biographical connections and personal partnerships of the circle's key participants, their international connections, their organization-building work, and the business activities that underpinned their efforts. Branford and Geddes fashioned an ambitious and wide-ranging interdisciplinary vision, drawing on geography, anthropology, economics, and urban planning, in addition to sociology. This vision was an integral part of a project of social reconstruction, a third way eschewing both liberalism and communism in favor of cooperation, redistribution, and federalism. Envisioning Sociology uncovers a previously hidden history of the social sciences, giving readers a fascinating glimpse into early twentieth-century social science and political economy, while demonstrating the contemporary relevance of the ideas of these underrated figures. Although Branford and Geddes failed to establish the grand sociology they envisioned, their ideas helped develop the theory and practice of community development, participatory democracy, bioregionalism, historic preservation, and neighborhood upgrading.

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Description On the founding of sociology in Britain and the contributions by the scholars led by Victor Branford and Patrick Geddes.


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Review Renwick, Chris (2014) Review of "Envisioning Sociology: Victor Branford, Patrick Geddes, and the Quest for Social Reconstruction". Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences (pp. 219-221). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Renwick, Chris
Jana Funke
Leonardo Ciacci
Harry Parker
Opitz, Donald L.
Yeo, Eileen Janes
Concepts
Sociology
Scientific communities; interprofessional relations
Social sciences
Biology
Science and society
Scientific families
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century, late
20th century
Places
Great Britain
United States
London (England)
Scotland
Germany
France
Institutions
University of Chicago
The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Hunterian Museum (London)
World Federation of Scientific Workers
UNESCO
Royal College of Surgeons, London
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