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Natural Experiments of History
Jared Diamond
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Description for Natural Experiments of History
Paperback. Some central questions in the natural and social sciences can't be answered by controlled laboratory experiments, often considered to be the hallmark of the scientific method. This book consists of eight comparative studies drawn from history, archeology, economics, economic history, geography, and political science. Editor(s): Diamond, Jared; Robinson, James A. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 figures, 5 maps, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
Some central questions in the natural and social sciences can't be answered by controlled laboratory experiments, often considered to be the hallmark of the scientific method. This impossibility holds for any science concerned with the past. In addition, many manipulative experiments, while possible, would be considered immoral or illegal. One has to devise other methods of observing, describing, and explaining the world.
In the historical disciplines, a fruitful approach has been to use natural experiments or the comparative method. This book consists of eight comparative studies drawn from history, archeology, economics, economic history, geography, and political science. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674060197
SKU
V9780674060197
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About Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond is Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. His books include Guns, Germs, and Steel. James A. Robinson is Professor of Government, Harvard University.
Reviews for Natural Experiments of History
A superb collection of eminently teachable essays bound together by a common methodological framework that connects it directly to cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research across the disciplines of anthropology, archeology, history, political science, and sociology.
John Coatsworth, Columbia University Natural Experiments of History reaches across a wide variety of disciplines, in ways that should be accessible to just about ... Read more
John Coatsworth, Columbia University Natural Experiments of History reaches across a wide variety of disciplines, in ways that should be accessible to just about ... Read more