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A History and Theory of the Social Sciences: Not All That Is Solid Melts Into Air

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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 scie

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Release: September 10, 2001

ISBN: 0761965696

ISBN 13: 9780761965695

A History and Theory of the Social Sciences: Not All That Is Solid Melts Into Air

Peter Wagner

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Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Release: September 10, 2001

ISBN: 0761965696

ISBN 13: 9780761965695

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A History and Theory of the Social Sciences: Not All That Is Solid Melts Into Air

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A History and Theory of the Social Sciences: Not All That Is Solid Melts Into Air

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