What are Academic Disciplines?

Contents:
INTRODUCTION.
THE PROBLEM OF DEFINING DISCIPLINES.
1. THE PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE: UNITY AND PLURALITY.
2. THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE: CULTURE AND TRIBES.
3. THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE: PROFESSIONALIZATION AND DIVISION OF LABOUR.
4. THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: EVOLUTION AND DISCONTINUITY.
5. THE MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE: MARKET AND ORGANISATION.
7. SURVIVAL STRATEGIES FOR DISCIPLINES.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.