单项选择题

The author's attitude toward most European historians who have studied the Saint-Simonians is primarily one of______.

A.approval of the specific focus of their research
B.disapproval of their lack of attention to the issue that absorbed most of the Saint-Simonians' energy after 1832
C.approval of their general focus on social conditions
D.disapproval of their lack of attention to links between the Saint-Simonians and their American counterparts