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Cause and meaning in the social sciences /

This volume focuses on key conceptual issues in the social sciences, such as Winch's idea of a social science, structuralism, Malinowski and Evans-Pritchard, and the concept of kinship.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gellner, Ernest
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, 2003.
Colección:Gellner, Ernest. Essays. v. 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Explanation in history; Chapter 2 Concepts and society; Chapter 3 Winch's idea of a social science; Chapter 4 The new idealism-cause and meaning in the social sciences; Chapter 5 The entry of the philosophers; Chapter 6 Time and theory in social anthropology; Chapter 7 Sociology and social anthropology; Chapter 8 On Malinowski; Chapter 9 On Evans-Pritchard; Chapter 10 On structuralism; Chapter 11 Ideal language and kinship structure; Chapter 12 The concept of kinship
  • Chapter 13 Nature and society in social anthropologyChapter 14 The alchemists of sociology; Chapter 15 The sociology of faith; Sources; Index of names; Index of subjects