Cultures of Inquiry From Epistemology to Discourse in Sociohistorical Research |
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| Author:
| Hall, John R. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-65988-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1999 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $43.99 |
Book Description:
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Cultures of Inquiry provides a unique overview of research methodologies in social science, historical and cultural studies. John R. Hall describes eight interconnected methodologies that transcend present-day disciplinary and interdisciplinary boundaries. In this way, he is able to move beyond the objectivism/relativism debate in the philosophy and sociology of knowledge by showing how alternative research practices are formed. As a book that connects concrete methodological issues of...
More DescriptionCultures of Inquiry provides a unique overview of research methodologies in social science, historical and cultural studies. John R. Hall describes eight interconnected methodologies that transcend present-day disciplinary and interdisciplinary boundaries. In this way, he is able to move beyond the objectivism/relativism debate in the philosophy and sociology of knowledge by showing how alternative research practices are formed. As a book that connects concrete methodological issues of research to contemporary philosophical and postmodern debates about knowledge, Cultures of Inquiry has no equal.