Modern Political Science: Anglo-American Exchanges since 1880

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Modern Political Science: Anglo-American Exchanges since 1880
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Robert Adcock
Edited by Mark Bevir
Edited by Shannon C. Stimson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:392
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreWorld history
ISBN/Barcode 9780691128740
ClassificationsDewey:320.0941
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 11 February 2007
Publication Country United States

Description

Presents the history of Anglophone political science which argues that the field's transformation shouldn't be mistaken for a case of simple progress and increasing scientific precision. This book shows that political science is deeply historically contingent, driven both by its own inherited ideas and by the history in which it has developed.

Author Biography

Robert Adcock is a visiting lecturer in political science at Stanford University. Mark Bevir and Shannon C. Stimson are professors of political science at the University of California, Berkeley.

Reviews

"The erudition is uniformly impressive. The book succeeds in showing how the history of political science is not merely of antiquarian interest but of continuing and vital relevance to how political scientists today go about their craft."--Geoffrey Brahm Levey, European Legacy