On the Origins of The American Journal of Economics and Sociology: Its Purposes and Objectives

This essay, written with the help of his devoted wife, Mrs. Dorothy Burnham Lissner, was prepared at the request of the current editor of the "AJES." This essay was written during the fall of 1999. On September 10, Mrs. Lissner informed me that, "The early history of the Journal is al...

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Published in:The American journal of economics and sociology 2001-04, Vol.60 (2), p.423-433
Main Author: Lissner, Will
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American philosophy
Capitalism
Cooperation
Economics
Encyclopedias
Journalism
Literary criticism
Publishing industry
Resignations
Social sciences
Socioeconomics
Sociology
Universities
War
Writing
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Summary:This essay, written with the help of his devoted wife, Mrs. Dorothy Burnham Lissner, was prepared at the request of the current editor of the "AJES." This essay was written during the fall of 1999. On September 10, Mrs. Lissner informed me that, "The early history of the Journal is all done... I hope it is satisfactory... Will and I worked very hard on it. Long hours... so I decided to interview him and take down what he said or have him answer on tape. Then I put everything together on the computer, almost like an article. He [Will Lissner] has checked it and thinks it's perfect, that we can do no better" (correspendence of D. B. Lissner with L. Moss, 9/10/99). This is the last known writing of Will Lissner and summarizes his aims, goals, and ambitions for this Journal nearly six decades after its founding. Had Will had more time, this essay would have been the first of a series of reflections on this history of this Journal.
ISSN:0002-9246
1536-7150
DOI:10.1111/1536-7150.00069