Complex sentence: At this time, the sociology had already been made known and was recognized in France by Friedmann and his american peers overseas, but the journey of Friedmann and his work exceeded this unique sociology identity of work.
Split into simpler sentences: At this time, the sociology had already been made known and was recognized both in France by Friedmann, and overseas by his American peers. However, Friedmann's journey and work exceeded this unique sociology identity of work.