Chaos of Disciplines

by Andrew Abbott

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In this vital new study, Andrew Abbott presents a fresh and daring analysis of the evolution and development of the social sciences. Chaos of Disciplines reconsiders how knowledge actually changes and advances. Challenging the accepted belief that social sciences are in a perpetual state of progress, Abbott contends that disciplines instead cycle around an inevitable pattern of core principles. New schools of thought, then, are less a reaction...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226001016

ISBN13:9780226001012

Release Date:February 2001

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:0.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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