Even after teaching generations of social scientists, Neil
Smelser's classic study remains the most definitive statement of
methodological issues for comparative scholars in political
science, anthropology, sociology, economics, and psychology. These
issues are timeless and therefore the lucid analysis remains timely
and relevant-offering a unique clarity to working scholars, as well
as students fighting their way through the methodological thickets
of comparative studies. Smelser posits a methodological continuity
between the comparative studies of past masters and the more recent
flow of contemporary comparative work. To that end, he takes a
pragmatic, critical look at the classic studies of Alexis de
Tocqueville, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber. His analyses respect
the historical specifics and contexts of their work, but also raise
general issues such as cross-unit comparability, empirical
representation of theoretical concepts and measures, and historical
causality. The book further deals with the ongoing flows of
comparative study in the social sciences, which, while
methodologically more self-conscious than past work, nevertheless
face a common set of issues, including causation, classification,
and reducing bias. This book is one of the most well-known and
frequently referenced studies of methodology and historical
applications in the social sciences, and how the approaches vary by
disciplines. It is written by the internationally recognized expert
on the intersection of sociology with economics, psychology, and
political science. An enduring resource, it is presented now as
part of the Classics of the Social Sciences Series from Quid Pro
Books.
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