by JamesMahoney (Editor), Dietrich Rueschemeyer (Editor)
This book systematically investigates the past accomplishments and future agendas of contemporary comparative-historical analysis. Its core essays explore three major issues: the accumulation of knowledge in the field over the past three decades, the analytic tools used to study temporal process and historical patterns, and the methodologies available for making inferences and for building theories. The introductory and concluding essays situate the field as a whole by comparing it to alternative approaches within the social sciences. Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences will serve as an invaluable resource for scholars in the field, and it will represent a challenge to many other social scientists - especially those who have raised skeptical concerns about comparative-historical analysis in the past.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 468
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10 Feb 2003
ISBN 10: 0521016452
ISBN 13: 9780521016452
Book Overview: The book considers the accomplishments and agendas of comparative-historical research in the social sciences.