Postmodernism and the Social Sciences
. Ed(S): Doherty, Joe; Graham, Elspeth; Malek, Mo
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Description for Postmodernism and the Social Sciences
Hardback. The social sciences are predominantly developments of the Enlightenment, extensions of the methods of Newtonian science. This book details essays of recent social theorists who have brought the presuppositions of Enlightenment thinking under critical scrutiny. Editor(s): Doherty, Joe; Graham, Elspeth; Malek, Mo. Series: Communications & Culture. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; JMA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
The social sciences are still predominantly modernist disciplines and, as such, products of the Enlightenment. Recent challenges to Enlightenment thinking thus carry with them the potential or threat to transform the social sciences radically. Postmodernism and the Social Sciences examines the nature and potential of this postmodernist challenge in each of the major social sciences. Starting with the practices of particular disciplines and proceeding to matters of shared concern, the essays provide an accessible discussion of the contemporary impact of postmodernism on social scientific thought.
The social sciences are still predominantly modernist disciplines and, as such, products of the Enlightenment. Recent challenges to Enlightenment thinking thus carry with them the potential or threat to transform the social sciences radically. Postmodernism and the Social Sciences examines the nature and potential of this postmodernist challenge in each of the major social sciences. Starting with the practices of particular disciplines and proceeding to matters of shared concern, the essays provide an accessible discussion of the contemporary impact of postmodernism on social scientific thought.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
Series
Communications & Culture
Number of Pages
253
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333534526
SKU
V9780333534526
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