Title: Historical sociology: its origins and development; theories of social evolution from cave life to atomic bombing.
Authors: Barnes, Harry Elmer, 1889-1968
Publisher: Philosophical Library
Year: 1948
Subjects: Historical sociology.
Contents: Pt. 1. The rise and development of historical sociology. The nature and origins of historical sociology -- Darwinism, evolutionary and comparative anthropology, and historical sociology -- The transition from evolutionary anthropology to scientific and critical study of social origins -- The triumph of scientific method in historical sociology -- The importance of theories of cultural evolution for historical sociology -- Pt. 2. What historical sociology has contributed to our knowledge of the history of human society. Sociological contributions to our knowledge of social and political evolution -- Interpretations of social evolution on the grand scale -- Sociological contributions to an understanding of periods of culture and specific institutions -- The relative decline of interest in historical sociology in the twentieth century -- Pt. 3. Some practical applications of historical sociology. World revolution, cultural lag, and the outlook for the future -- The theory of progress in historical and sociological perspective.