Evolutionary Theory in the Social Sciences

ISBN-13: 9780415247160 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 1272 str.

Anne Sofie Roald; William M. Dugger; Howard J. Sherman

Opis

This title gives a coherent historical account of the evolution of evolutionary thought and includes innovative and insightful works on the subject, from its very beginnings through to contemporary debates. The selections begin in the 19th century with Darwin and Malthus and then follow the variegated story of social evolutionary thought through to the beginning of the 21st century, including key works by Marx, Veblen and Kropotkin as well as other less well known contributions. The collection includes a new general introduction along with more focused volume introductions by the editors. In addition, and unique to this collection, each of the 51 articles or book chapters included are introduced to the reader with a brief piece written specifically for this purpose by the volume editors. These introductions, alongside the lengthier volume introductions form a running commentary and help the reader place each work in its intellectual context.