Marc Bloch, Sociology and Geography: Encountering Changing Disciplines (Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography) »

The first detailed examination of the relationship of the work of Marc Bloch to both Durkheimian sociology and to Vidalian geography.

List of tables; Acknowledgments; A note on translation; List of abbreviations; Introduction;

1. Marc Bloch and the 'Université';

Part I. Sociology, Geography and History during Marc Bloch's Years of Apprenticeship:
2. Marc Bloch's training as a normalien;
3. History under attack;
4. The quest for identity in Vidalian geography;
5. From the Fondation Thiers to the doctorate: Marc Bloch's emerging perspective;

Part II. Marc Bloch as a Critic and Practitioner of Sociology and Geography:
6. The University of Strasbourg as a center of disciplinary change;
7. Kings, serfs and the sociological method;
8. Reflections on the geographical approach and on the agrarian regime;
9. An expanding view: Marc Bloch's later projects;
10. Towards a reworking of the historiography of Marc Bloch; Notes; Index of names; Subject index.