TY - BOOK AU - Scott,John TI - British social theory : recovering lost traditions before 1950 SN - 9781526445896 U1 - 300.10941 PY - 2018/// CY - London PB - Sage KW - Sociology KW - Social sciences KW - Great Britain KW - Social sciences--Philosophy N2 - A unique contribution to discussions of social theory, this book counters the argument that no social theory was ever produced in Britain before the late twentieth century. Reviewing a period of 300 years from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century, it sets out a number of innovative strands in theory that culminated in powerful contributions in the classical period of sociology. The book discusses how these traditions of theory were lost and forgotten and sets out why they are important today ER -