The Development of Political Science - A Comparative Survey (Hardcover, New)

In recent years the history of political science has become recognised as an important but neglected area of study. "The Development of Political Science" is a comprehensive discussion of the subject in a comparative international perspective. Offering a wide-ranging account of the development of the subject and its dissemination across national borders and cultural divides, the book begins with a study of the historiography of the discipline in the United States, a country which has been at the forefront of the field. Widening its discussion to emphasise Western Europe as a focus for comparison, the contributors provide studies of further areas of interest such as China and Africa. This particular approach emphasises the book's vision of political science as a growing transnational body of knowledge. In presenting critical analysis of the state of the field, this study aims to further the development of the discipline in the countries discussed, and to provide a work that is interesting not only to political scientists, but to all those concerned with the development of the social sciences. This book should be of interest to students and professionals in the fields of political sc

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 1991
First published:	1990
Editors:	David Easton • Luigi Graziano • John Gunnell
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	306
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-05623-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history
LSN:	0-415-05623-3
Barcode:	9780415056236

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