A Discipline Divided: Schools and Sects in Political Science

by Gabriel A. Almond

Book Overview

In this collection of essays, eminent scholar Gabriel Almond describes the ways in which the discipline of political science has become divided against itself. "The various schools and sects of political science," writes Almond, "now sit at separate tables, each with its own conception of proper political science, but each protecting some secret island of vulnerability." In his overview, Almond examines the "hard" versus "soft" science approaches,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803933029
• ISBN13: 9780803933026
• Release Date: December 1989
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.6"