Social Sciences: Beyond Constructivism and Realism

Author: Delan Tie
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: One of the most authoritative social science textbooks in Western and Eastern higher education since the 1990s; jointly recommended by renowned scholars from more than 10 top universities in China. From the perspective of understanding the basic situation of modern Western social sciences, this book provides very valuable insights, offering clear descriptions and precise evaluations of various theories, from positivism to hermeneutics, Marxism, constructivism, to postmodernism originating from post-structuralism and deconstruction. It provides a solid knowledge background for understanding the modern development of Western social sciences.