First published in 1975, this book investigates the various pre-capitalist modes of production briefly indicated in the works of Marx and Engels, and gives an examination of the conditions of the transition from one mode of production to another.
First published in 1975, this book investigates the various pre-capitalist modes of production briefly indicated in the works of Marx and Engels, and gives an examination of the conditions of the transition from one mode of production to another.
Deals with the nature of classification in the social sciences.
Deals with the nature of classification in the social sciences. This book states that classifications are dependent upon and are derived from theoretical explanations.
Contains two complimentary studies: the first based on Claude Bernard's theory of scientific knowledge, and the second concerning Emile Durkheim's attempt to provide a philosophical foundation for a scientific sociology in "The Rules of Sociological Method".