One of the most significant movements in the world of learning
in the twentieth century was the rise and development of the social
sciences. However, few attempts have been made to see how far
social scientists have travelled on the road to studying and
understanding human society. First published in 1972, the lectures
reprinted in this book aim to trace the development of the social
sciences during the twentieth century and to show the role of the
London School of Economics and Political Science in this
development since it was founded in 1895.
Each of the very distinguished lecturers was asked to take the
larger view, to be critical where necessary, to treat his subject
in the context of the world of learning. The result is a survey of
exceptional interest in which the growth of the social sciences is
analysed from a number of contrasting viewpoints, each of which
ranges widely and often with provocative brilliance over themes
that are of general concern.
The introduction by Professor W.A. Robson, which was not part of
the original lecture series, is in itself a critical assessment of
the field that will be read with close attention.
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