Why Unitary Social Science?
Published on 8. April 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
140 pages
978-1-4438-0212-3 (ISBN)
Description
Why Unitary Social Science? pleads for a comprehensive appraisal of social reality. Tracing the visionary and transformative paths of reality from the subjective to the objective points of view, Mukherjee argues that it is precisely the division of social science into discrete compartments as disciplines that thwarts the emergence of an objective science of society. Social science is seen here as unitary with diverse specialisations emerging from a single base but proliferating endlessly as knowledge advances; neither as different social science disciplines nor as the unified social sciences.
Reviews / Votes
'Ramkrishna Mukherjee has made a strong case, with his usual insight and clarity, for a unitary social science. This is a book to be taken very seriously by the world's social scientists.'-Immanuel Wallerstein, Yale UniversityMore details
Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4438-0212-3 (9781443802123)
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Ramkrishna Mukherjee
Why Unitary Social Science?
E-Book
12/2008
1st Edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
€66.29
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Person
Ramkrishna Mukherjee received his M.Sc. from Calcutta University and his Ph.D from Cambridge. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the International Sociological Association and spent his professional life with the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, as Distinguished Scientist. He was Professor at Humboldt University, Berlin and Binghamton University, U.S.A. He was also associated with the London School of Economics, HMG Social Survey, U.K. and the Central Statistical Office, Turkey. Associated in a steering capacity with social indicators and the quality of life research in India and with UNESCO, Paris, Ramkrishna Mukherjee is the author of numerous best selling books and the recipient of several national and international awards. He lives in Kolkata, India.