The History of the Social Sciences Since 1945

by Philippe Fontaine and Roger E. Backhouse

Book Overview

This compact volume covers the main developments in the social sciences since the Second World War. Chapters on economics, human geography, political science, psychology, social anthropology, and sociology will interest anyone wanting short, accessible histories of those disciplines, all written by experts in the relevant field; they will also make it easy for readers to make comparisons between disciplines. A final chapter proposes a blueprint for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521717760
• ISBN13: 9780521717762
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"