Unthinking Social Science

by Immanuel Wallerstein

Book Overview

In this important work, Immanuel Wallerstein develops a highly original critique of the legacy of nineteenth century social science for social thought in the late twentieth century. He argues that the presumptions which provide the foundation of dominant research today need 'unthinking' and should be radically revised or even discarded. Once considered liberating, these notions have become a barrier to clear understanding of the social world in current...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745609112
• ISBN13: 9780745609119
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.