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The Politics of Method in the Human Sciences - Positivism and Its Epistemological Others (Paperback, New)
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The Politics of Method in the Human Sciences - Positivism and Its Epistemological Others (Paperback, New)
Series: Politics, History, and Culture
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The Politics of Method in the Human Sciences provides a remarkable
comparative assessment of the variations of positivism and
alternative epistemologies in the contemporary human sciences.
Often declared obsolete, positivism is alive and well in a number
of the fields; in others, its influence is significantly
diminished. The essays in this collection investigate its mutations
in form and degree across the social science disciplines. Looking
at methodological assumptions field by field, individual essays
address anthropology, area studies, economics, history, the
philosophy of science, political science and political theory, and
sociology. Essayists trace disciplinary developments through the
long twentieth century, focusing on the decades since World War II.
Contributors explore and contrast some of the major alternatives to
positivist epistemologies, including Marxism, psychoanalysis,
poststructuralism, narrative theory, and actor-network theory.
Almost all the essays are written by well-known practitioners of
the fields discussed. Some essayists approach positivism and
anti-positivism via close readings of texts influential in their
respective disciplines. Some engage in ethnographies of the
present-day human sciences; others are more historical in method.
All of them critique contemporary social scientific practice.
Together, they trace a trajectory of thought and method running
from the past through the present and pointing toward possible
futures. Contributors. Andrew Abbott, Daniel Breslau, Michael
Burawoy, Andrew Collier , Michael Dutton, Geoff Eley, Anthony
Elliott, Stephen Engelmann, Sandra Harding, Emily Hauptmann, Webb
Keane, Tony Lawson, Sophia Mihic, Philip Mirowski, Timothy
Mitchell, William H. Sewell Jr., Margaret R. Somers, George
Steinmetz, Elizabeth Wingrove
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Imprint: |
Duke University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Politics, History, and Culture |
Release date: |
May 2005 |
First published: |
May 2005 |
Editors: |
George Steinmetz
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Dimensions: |
235 x 152 x 37mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
632 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8223-3518-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
General
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LSN: |
0-8223-3518-2 |
Barcode: |
9780822335184 |
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