Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Discourses on Society
. Ed(S): Wagner, Peter; Wittrock, Bjorn; Whitley, Richard
€ 242.72
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Discourses on Society
Hardback. Editor(s): Wagner, Peter; Wittrock, Bjorn; Whitley, Richard. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 401 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
This book, which represents probably the most comprehensive discussion of the emergence of modem social science yet produced, is of far more than merely historical interest. The contributors set out to rewrite the history of the social sciences and to show the limitations of conventional conceptions of their development. These tasks they accomplish with great success and much distinction. Yet in so doing they contribute in a direct way to our understanding of the relation between social analysis and the nature of human societies today. The brilliant and distinctive perspective of the papers in this collection is to demonstrate, with ... Read more
This book, which represents probably the most comprehensive discussion of the emergence of modem social science yet produced, is of far more than merely historical interest. The contributors set out to rewrite the history of the social sciences and to show the limitations of conventional conceptions of their development. These tasks they accomplish with great success and much distinction. Yet in so doing they contribute in a direct way to our understanding of the relation between social analysis and the nature of human societies today. The brilliant and distinctive perspective of the papers in this collection is to demonstrate, with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
Series
Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook
Number of Pages
386
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792310013
SKU
V9780792310013
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Discourses on Society