The Social Sciences Go to Washington: The Politics of Knowledge in the Postmodern Age

by Hamilton Cravens

Book Overview

What happens when the allegedly value-free social sciences enter the national political arena? In The Social Sciences Go to Washington, scholars examine the effects of the massive influx of sociologists, demographers, economists, educators, and others to the federal advisory process in the postwar period. Essays look at how these social scientists sought to change existing policies in welfare, public health, urban policy, national defense,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813533414
• ISBN13: 9780813533414
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.9"