{"product_id":"the-return-of-grand-theory-in-the-human-sciences-paperback-9780521398336","title":"The Return of Grand Theory in the Human Sciences (Paperback) 9780521398336","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Return of Grand Theory in the Human Sciences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe essays discuss major figures such as Gadamer, Derrida, Foucault, Habermas, Althusser and Levi-Strauss, giving valuably lucid introductory studies of some difficult but unquestionably major thinkers of our time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eQuentin Skinner (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521398336, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 September 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 13.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.26 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the volume provides an excellent introduction to some of the most important themes in contemporary social and political theory'. Contemporary Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe past quarter of a century has seen dramatic developments in social and political thought. These essays offer an indispensable introduction to some of the most influential amongst them. Quentin Skinner's Introduction traces broad transformations such as the erosion of empiricist assumptions and the undermining of the positivist ideal of the unification of the sciences by the impact of foreign traditions on English-speaking social science. The essays themselves discuss major figures such as Gadamer, Derrida, Foucault, Habermas, Althusser and Levi-Strauss, giving valuably lucid introductory studies of some difficult but unquestionably major thinkers of our time. Professor Skinner has been awarded the Balzan Prize Life Time Achievement Award for  Political Thought, History and Theory. Full details of this award can be found at http:\/\/www.balzan.it\/News_eng.aspx?ID=2474\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: The Return of Grand Theory Quentin Skinner\u003cbr\u003e 2. Hans-Georg Gadamer William Outhwaite\u003cbr\u003e 3. Jacques Derrida David Hoy\u003cbr\u003e 4.  Michel Foucault Mark Philp\u003cbr\u003e 5. Thomas Kuhn Barry Barnes\u003cbr\u003e 6. John Rawls Alan Ryan\u003cbr\u003e 7. Jurgen Habermas Anthony Giddens\u003cbr\u003e 8. Louis Althusser Susan James\u003cbr\u003e 9. Claude Levi-Strauss James Boon\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Annales historians Stuart Clark\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index of names.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001943609624,"sku":"9780521398336","price":19.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521398336i_9f33dbde-0877-4671-b665-22c270d1055a.jpg?v=1691381091","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-return-of-grand-theory-in-the-human-sciences-paperback-9780521398336","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}