A New Science

“What makes this book stand out is the way in which Mazlish situates sociology in the broader context of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century social thought. This is the most interesting treatment I have read of how there came to be a felt need for sociology, of how a place was created in the intellectual firmament for this new science.”—Craig Calhoun, University of North Carolina

“Although numerous able interpreters have attempted syntheses of the sociological tradition, Mazlish is the first to search so boldly for its ultimate intentions. . . . Beginning students will find this a stimulating, wittily written introduction to the history of sociology.”—Harry Liebersohn, American Historical Review

“An accessible, fascinating, erudite, and provocative tour de force with a memorable, even gripping, conclusion. It is a must for both college and general libraries.”—Choice

Bruce Mazlish is Professor of History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was awarded the Toynbee Prize for 1986–87. His books include The Fourth Discontinuity (1993), James and John Stuart Mill (1975), and The Western Intellectual Tradition, with J. Bronowski (1960).

History

           European

           Nineteenth-century

Literary Studies

Sociology