The transformation of the human sciences into the social sciences in the third part of the 19th century was closely related to attempts to develop and implement methods for dealing with social tensions and the rationalization of society. This book studies the connections between academic disciplines and notions of Jewish assimilation and integration and demonstrates that the quest for Jewish assimilation is linked to and built into the conceptual foundations of modern social science disciplines.
Focusing on two influential "assimilated" Jewish authorsa "anthropologist Franz Boas and sociologist Georg Simmela "this study shows that epistemological considerations underlie the authorsa (TM) respective evaluations of the Jewsa (TM) assimilation in German and American societies as a form of "group extinction" or as a form of "social identity." This conceptual model gives a new "key" to understanding pivotal issues in recent Jewish history and in the history of the social sciences.
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The transformation of the human sciences into the social sciences in the third part of the 19th century was closely related to attempts to develop and implement methods for dealing with social tensions and the rationalization of society. This book studies the connections between academic disciplines and notions of Jewish assimilation and integration and demonstrates that the quest for Jewish assimilation is linked to and built into the conceptual foundations of modern social science disciplines.
Focusing on two influential "assimilated" Jewish authorsa "anthropologist Franz Boas and sociologist Georg Simmela "this study shows that epistemological considerations underlie the authorsa (TM) respective evaluations of the Jewsa (TM) assimilation in German and American societies as a form of "group extinction" or as a form of "social identity." This conceptual model gives a new "key" to understanding pivotal issues in recent Jewish history and in the history of the social sciences.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought |
Release date | December 2007 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2008 |
Authors | Amos Morris-Reich |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 206 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-96089-2 |
Barcode | 9780415960892 |
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LSN | 0-415-96089-4 |