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Time Matters: On Theory and Method (Oriental Institute Publications)
Andrew Abbott
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Description for Time Matters: On Theory and Method (Oriental Institute Publications)
paperback. This text focuses particularly on questions of time, events and causality. The author, Andrew Abbott, grounds each essay in straightforward examinations of social scientific analysis. Series: Oriental Institute Publications. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
What do variables really tell us? When exactly do inventions occur? Why do we always miss turning points as they transpire? When does what doesn't happen mean as much, if not more, than what does? Andrew Abbott considers these fascinating questions in Time Matters, a diverse series of essays that constitutes the most extensive analysis of temporality in social science today. Ranging from abstract theoretical reflection to pointed methodological critique, Abbott demonstrates the inevitably theoretical character of any methodology.
Time Matters focuses particularly on questions of time, events, and causality. Abbott grounds each essay in straightforward examinations of actual ... Read more
What do variables really tell us? When exactly do inventions occur? Why do we always miss turning points as they transpire? When does what doesn't happen mean as much, if not more, than what does? Andrew Abbott considers these fascinating questions in Time Matters, a diverse series of essays that constitutes the most extensive analysis of temporality in social science today. Ranging from abstract theoretical reflection to pointed methodological critique, Abbott demonstrates the inevitably theoretical character of any methodology.
Time Matters focuses particularly on questions of time, events, and causality. Abbott grounds each essay in straightforward examinations of actual ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Series
Oriental Institute Publications
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226001036
SKU
9780226001036
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