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  • Introduction to the Social Sciences (RLE Social Theory)

    by Maurice Duverger ...
    Translated by Malcolm Anderson ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory
    Professor Duverger at last provides the student with an overall view of the methodology of the social sciences. He briefly traces the origin of the notion of a social science, showing how it emerged from social philosophy. Its essential elements and pre-conditions are described; the splintering of social science into specialist disciplines is explained, and the need for a general sociology ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

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  • Guide to Methods for Students of Political Science

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  • The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Social Science

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