A History And Theory Of The Social Sciences


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A History And Theory Of The Social Sciences


A History And Theory Of The Social Sciences
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Author : Peter Wagner
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2001-07-17

A History And Theory Of The Social Sciences written by Peter Wagner and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07-17 with Social Science categories.


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.



History And Social Theory


History And Social Theory
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Author : Peter Burke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992

History And Social Theory written by Peter Burke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Historical sociology categories.


What is the use of social theory to historians, and of history to social theorists? In clear and energetic prose, a pre-eminent cultural historian here offers a far-reaching response to these deceptively simple questions. In this classic text, now revised and updated in its second edition, Peter Burke reviews afresh the relationship between the fields of history and the social sciences and their tentative convergence in recent decades. Burke first examines what uses historians have made - or might make - of the models, methods, and concepts of the social sciences, and then analyzes some of the intellectual conflicts, such as the opposition between structure and human agency, which are at the heart of the tension between history and social theory. Throughout, he draws from a broad range of cultures and periods to illustrate how history, in turn, has been used to create and validate social theories. This new edition brings the book up to date with the addition of examples and discussions of new topics such as social capital, globalization and post-colonialism. The second edition of History and Social Theory will continue to stimulate both students and scholars across a range of disciplines with its challenging assessment of the roles of history and social science today.



Essays In Theory And History


Essays In Theory And History
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Author : Melvin Richter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970

Essays In Theory And History written by Melvin Richter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Social sciences categories.




The History And Philosophy Of Social Science


The History And Philosophy Of Social Science
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Author : Scott Gordon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993

The History And Philosophy Of Social Science written by Scott Gordon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Business & Economics categories.


Scott Gordon provides a magisterial review of the historical development of the social sciences from their beginnings in Renaissance Italy to the present day.



Logics Of History


Logics Of History
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Author : William H. Sewell Jr.
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2005-08

Logics Of History written by William H. Sewell Jr. and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08 with History categories.


While social scientists and historians have been exchanging ideas for a long time, they have never developed a proper dialogue about social theory. William H. Sewell Jr. observes that on questions of theory the communication has been mostly one way: from social science to history. Logics of History argues that both history and the social sciences have something crucial to offer each other. While historians do not think of themselves as theorists, they know something social scientists do not: how to think about the temporalities of social life. On the other hand, while social scientists’ treatments of temporality are usually clumsy, their theoretical sophistication and penchant for structural accounts of social life could offer much to historians. Renowned for his work at the crossroads of history, sociology, political science, and anthropology, Sewell argues that only by combining a more sophisticated understanding of historical time with a concern for larger theoretical questions can a satisfying social theory emerge. In Logics of History, he reveals the shape such an engagement could take, some of the topics it could illuminate, and how it might affect both sides of the disciplinary divide.



A Historiography Of The Modern Social Sciences


A Historiography Of The Modern Social Sciences
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Author : Roger E. Backhouse
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-09-22

A Historiography Of The Modern Social Sciences written by Roger E. Backhouse and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-22 with Business & Economics categories.


A Historiography of the Modern Social Sciences exposes parallels and contrasts in the way the histories of the social sciences are written.



The History Of The Social Sciences Since 1945


The History Of The Social Sciences Since 1945
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Author : Roger E. Backhouse
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-05-24

The History Of The Social Sciences Since 1945 written by Roger E. Backhouse and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-24 with Business & Economics categories.


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.



George C Homans


George C Homans
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Author : A Javier Treviqo
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-11-17

George C Homans written by A Javier Treviqo and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-17 with Social Science categories.


George C. Homans: History, Theory, and Method offers original essays written by scholars from the fields of sociology, history, anthropology, and literature with the aim of assessing Homans's rich and diverse intellectual contributions. It is the first volume in over thirty years to offer a reappraisal of the life and work of one of the twentieth century's leading social scientists.



The Rise Of Social Theory


The Rise Of Social Theory
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Author : Johan Heilbron
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-07-08

The Rise Of Social Theory written by Johan Heilbron and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-08 with Social Science categories.


This book is a detailed and wide-ranging account of the birth of social theory as a distinctive and modern intellectual genre, providing a brilliant account of the "pre-history" of sociology and a vivid portrayal of intellectual culture between the Enlightenment and the age of Romanticism.



Engaging The Past


Engaging The Past
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Author : Eric H. Monkkonen
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 1994

Engaging The Past written by Eric H. Monkkonen and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Social Science categories.


Vigorous historical exploration has increased across the social sciences in the past two decades. Originally published as a series of articles in the journal Social Science History, the essays in this volume provide a guide to historical social science by surveying the use of historical data and methodologies in anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, and geography. Each essay in Engaging the Past pays close attention to the unique problems and methods associated with its particular social scientific discipline. By exploring questions raised by both contemporary and more established works within each field, the authors show that some of the best and most innovative research in each of the social sciences includes a strong historical component. Thus, as Eric H. Monkkonen's introduction shows, these essays taken together make it clear that historical research provides a significant key to many of the major issues in the social sciences. Intended for the growing community of both social scientists and historians interested in reading or researching historically informed social science, Engaging the Past suggests future directions that might be taken by this work. Above all, by providing a set of user's guides written by respected social scientists, it encourages future boundary crossings between history and each of the social sciences. Contributors. Andrew Abbott, Richard Dennis, Susan Kellog, Eric H. Monkkonen, David Brian Robertson, Hugh Rockoff