Social Science and Historical Perspectives

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This accessible book introduces the story of `social science', with coverage of history, politics, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and geography.Key questions include:How and why did the social sciences originate and differentiate? How are they related to older traditions that have defined Western civilization? What is the unique perspective or `way of knowing' of each social science?What are the challenges-and alternatives-to the social sciences as they stand in the twenty-first...Vis mer