This is a snapshot of sociology’s development during the thirty since the establishment of the first sociology chair in Yugoslavia, at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade (1959). The description includes the development of sociology chairs and departments, curricula, professional associations, journals, and research institutes. In disciplinary terms, the book belongs into the sociology of science. Two decades later, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary, there would be a sequel, Sociology in Serbia 1959-2000: Institutional Development, ed. by Marija Bogdanović and published in 2009.