Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Problem of Interdisciplinarity in Theory and Practice over Time -- 1. Sciences of Life and Society in the Making of the Research University: Genetic Biology and Sociology, 1890s-1920s -- 2. Crossing and Remaking Boundaries: The Humanities and Communication, 1870s-1960s -- 3. In Search of Unification for War and Peace: Social Relations and Operations Research, 1930s-1960s -- 4. Between Mind and Mentality: Cognitive Science and New Histories, 1940s-1980s -- 5. A Material World and the Making of Lifeworlds: Materials Science and Cultural Studies, 1950s-1990s -- 6. The Past and Future of Interdisciplinarity: Bioscience and Literacy Studies -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.