6 Discipline Formation at Last

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I The Struggle for Disciplinary Recognition: Why ‘‘Invent’’ a Discipline in Nineteenth-Century France?
6. 1 The ‘‘Invention’’ of Demography, 1853–1855 35
7. 2 The Neglect of Demography, 1855–1867 49
8. 3 The Reinvention of Demography, 1867–1878 67
9. PART II The Institutionalization of Vital Statistics in England: How to ‘‘Secure’’ a Discipline in Nineteenth-Century England
10. 4 The Invention of Vital Statistics, 1830–1837 93
11. 5 Vital Statistics as an Instrument of Social Reform 105
12. PART III The Institutionalization of Demography in France: How to ‘‘Secure’’ a Discipline in Nineteenth-Century France
13. 6 Discipline Formation at Last 135
14. 7 Limits to Institutionalization 157
15. PART IV The Struggle to Retain Disciplinary Recognition: How to ‘‘Defend’’ a Discipline in Nineteenth-Century England
16. 8 The Challenge to Vital Statistics 179
17. 9 Institutional Transformations and the Introduction of Disciplinary Specialization 191
18. Conclusion 213
19. Notes 227
20. Bibliography 253
21. Index 273