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The Evolution of the Social Sciences

The Evolution of the Social Sciences
Author: Donald K. Sharpes
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2009
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780739128121

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This book charts the development of the main social sciences_religion, history, philosophy, law, sociology, anthropology, and economics_through an examination of the lives and works of each discipline's key historical figures.


A History and Theory of the Social Sciences

A History and Theory of the Social Sciences
Author: Peter Wagner
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2001-07-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1446264513

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Divided into two parts, this book examines the train of social theory from the 19th century, through to the ′organization of modernity′, in relation to ideas of social planning, and as contributors to the ′rationalistic revolution′ of the ′golden age′ of capitalism in the 1950s and 60s. Part two examines key concepts in the social sciences. It begins with some of the broadest concepts used by social scientists: choice, decision, action and institution and moves on to examine the ′collectivist alternative′: the concepts of society, culture and polity, which are often dismissed as untenable by postmodernists today. This is a major contribution to contemporary social theory and provides a host of essential insights into the task of social science today.


The History of the Social Sciences since 1945

The History of the Social Sciences since 1945
Author: Roger E. Backhouse
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2010-05-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107717779

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This compact volume covers the main developments in the social sciences since the Second World War. Chapters on economics, human geography, political science, psychology, social anthropology, and sociology will interest anyone wanting short, accessible histories of those disciplines, all written by experts in the relevant field; they will also make it easy for readers to make comparisons between disciplines. A final chapter proposes a blueprint for a history of the social sciences as a whole. Whereas most of the existing literature considers the social sciences in isolation from one other, this volume shows that they have much in common; for example, they have responded to common problems using overlapping methods, and cross-disciplinary activities have been widespread.


A History and Philosophy of the Social Sciences

A History and Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Author: Peter T. Manicas
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1991-01-08
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780631165835

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This ambitious critical history of the variety of disciplines we group together as the social sciences argues that the defining characteristic of social science, both historically and in the present, is ideology. Based originally on a flawed ideal of science, the 'social sciences' have incorporated and refined a set of assumptions about the nature of state and society, assumptions which have been institutionalized with the growth of modern universities. The book is in three main parts. It deals firstly with the history of certain key ides from the early modern period (assessing thinkers from Hobbes and Marx to Hegel, Weber, and Kuhn), before exploring the institutional and social features which have shaped the emergence of modern social science. Manicas goes on to reveal the ideological component of mainstream social science, concluding by suggesting and alternative realist philosophy for the future. Rigorous in scholarship and engaging in presentation, the book offers a brilliant combination of wide-ranging historical scholarship and a firm location in the current theoretical dilemmas of the social sciences.


The History and Philosophy of Social Science

The History and Philosophy of Social Science
Author: H. Scott Gordon
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 704
Release: 2002-09-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134863071

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First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


The History of the Social Sciences Since 1945

The History of the Social Sciences Since 1945
Author: Roger E. Backhouse
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2010-05-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0521889065

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The book covers the main developments in the social sciences after World War Two. Chapters on economics, human geography, political science, psychology, social anthropology, and sociology will interest anyone wanting short, accessible histories of those disciplines; they will also make it easy for readers to compare disciplines. A final chapter offers a blueprint for writing the history of the social sciences as a whole, drawing attention to the role of interdisciplinary work and to the importance of factors from the Second World War to the sixties and the fall of communism.


The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 7, The Modern Social Sciences

The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 7, The Modern Social Sciences
Author: David C. Lindberg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 802
Release: 2003-08-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521594424

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An account of the history of the social sciences since the late eighteenth century.