The Rise of the Social Sciences and the Formation of Modernity: Conceptual Change in Context, 1750-1850

by Björn Wittrock and Johan Heilbron

Book Overview

This volume offers one of the first systematic analyses of the rise of modern social science. Contrary to the standard accounts of various social science disciplines, the essays in this volume... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402002548
• ISBN13: 9781402002540
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"