A Discipline Divided
Author | : Gabriel A. Almond |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1990 |
ISBN-10 | : 0803933029 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780803933026 |
Rating | : 4/5 (026 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Discipline Divided written by Gabriel A. Almond and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1990 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Discipline Divided is a collection of coherent and timely articles that discuss the emergence and divergence of the two dominant camps of political science: ideology and methodology. Almond examines the `hard' versus `soft' science argument, the history of model fitting in communism studies, the strengths and weaknesses of the rational choice movement and the historical forces and processes that have shaped political culture.