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UNINA9910779937003321 |
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Autore |
Snooks G. D (Graeme Donald) |
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Titolo |
The laws of history / / Graeme Donald Snooks |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-65621-1 |
1-134-65622-X |
1-280-31713-2 |
0-203-45244-5 |
0-203-26351-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (308 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic history |
Statics and dynamics (Social sciences) |
Social evolution |
Historicism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-274) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; The eternal and the ephemeral; The law-seekers; What are laws, and where can we find them?; Metaphysical historicism from Hesiod to Toynbee; Positive historicism from Comte to Rostow; The poverty or perversion of historicism?; If history has laws, why haven't they been discovered?; The laws; If history has laws, how would we recognize them?; The laws of societal dynamics; The laws of historical change; The laws of institutional change; The hidden wealth of historicism; Notes; Glossary of new terms and concepts; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this unorthodox and trail-blazing work Graeme Snooks argues that it is possible to construct a scientific theory of human history, but only if we adopt a radically materialist theory of human nature. |
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