{"product_id":"liberalism-and-sociology-l-t-hobhouse-and-political-argument-in-england-1880-1914-paperback-9780521274081","title":"Liberalism and Sociology; L. T. Hobhouse and Political Argument in England 1880-1914 (Paperback) 9780521274081","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLiberalism and Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eL. T. Hobhouse and Political Argument in England 1880-1914\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this wide-ranging book, Collini explores the relationship between Liberalism and sociology in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStefan Collini (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521274081, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 3 March 1983\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e292 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this wide-ranging book, Stefan Collini deals with the relationship between Liberalism and sociology in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain. He discusses in particular the crucial contributions of L. T. Hobhouse, the leading Liberal political theorist of the period who is also generally regarded as the 'Founding Father' of British sociology. Based upon extensive original research, the book draws together themes from three fields which are normally pursued in historiographical isolation. It examines the moral and intellectual inspiration of the New Liberalism which came to dominate Edwardian politics; explores the nature of the systematic political philosophy in this period; and shows how the contemporary understanding of sociology was bound up with attempts to provide a theoretical and historical grounding for the belief in Progress, especially in opposition to Social Darwinist and other biological social theories. Throughout, the intellectual context necessary to a properly historical understanding of these ideas is reconstructed in detail and particular attention if paid to the structure of the moral and political discourse of the time.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Political Argument: 1. Individualism and collectivism\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Liberalism: 2. Oxford collectivist\u003cbr\u003e 3. Radical journalist\u003cbr\u003e 4. New Liberal theorist\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Sociology: 5. The metaphysics of progress\u003cbr\u003e 6. Social Darwinism and social science\u003cbr\u003e 7. Sociology as a vocation\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Harmony: 8. Philosophy and the will to believe\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: The strange death of moral England\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001981489432,"sku":"9780521274081","price":28.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521274081i_84948786-020e-4b88-8be5-791ac7d9125d.jpg?v=1691374341","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/liberalism-and-sociology-l-t-hobhouse-and-political-argument-in-england-1880-1914-paperback-9780521274081","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}