Marc Bloch, sociology and geography : encountering changing disciplines
- Author/Creator:
- Friedman, Susan W., author
- Publication/Creation:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Marc Bloch, sociology and geography : encountering changing disciplines / Susan W. Friedman
- Series Titles:
- Cambridge studies in historical geography ; 24
Cambridge studies in historical geography ; 24.
- Variant Titles:
- Marc Bloch, Sociology & Geography
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Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- 1. Marc Bloch and the "Universite" -- 2. Marc Bloch's training as a normalien -- 3. History under attack -- 4. The quest for identity in Vidalian geography -- 5. From the Fondation Thiers to the doctorate: Marc Bloch's emerging perspective -- 6. The University of Strasbourg as a center of disciplinary change -- 7. Kings, serfs, and the sociological method -- 8. Reflections on the geographical approach and on the agrarian regime -- 9. An expanding view: Marc Bloch's later projects -- 10. Towards a reworking of the historiography of Marc Bloch.
- Summary:
- Marc Bloch has been very influential in the development of both history and social science. Comparative historians, historical geographers, and historical sociologists have all pointed to his work as a model. This book is the first detailed examination of the relationship of his work to both Durkheimian sociology and Vidalian geography. Through a careful examination of the debates in which he was involved and the institutional circumstances in which he worked, it places Bloch's work within its intellectual context, and assesses the nature of his contribution. Professor Friedman argues that, despite the frequent claims of scholars in history, sociology and geography, Bloch did not adopt either the Durkheimian or Vidalian approach. Both disciplines were central to his intellectual development, but Bloch's relationships to the two disciplines were interdependent, and the result was his own highly acclaimed and unique approach.
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 258 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- General Note:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936952661602486
- ISBN:
- 0-511-58473-3
0-511-00026-X
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