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BL
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983965
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b738335
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| Title & Author
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Problems and methods in the study of politics /\ edited by Ian Shapiro, Rogers M. Smith, and Tarek E. Masoud.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2004.
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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0511229755
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: 051123130X
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: 0511492170
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: 1280702133
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: 6610702136
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: 9780511229756
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: 9780511231308
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: 9780511492174
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: 9781280702136
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: 9786610702138
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0511228910
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0511230532
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0521539439
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0521831741
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9780511228919
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9780511230530
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9780521539432
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9780521831741
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| Notes
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Title from PDF title page (viewed Jan. 8, 2010).
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: problems and methods in the study of politics; I. Description, explanation, and agency; II. Redeeming rational choice theory?; III. Possibilities for pluralism and convergence; REFERENCES; 2 Problems, methods, and theories in the study of politics, or: what's wrong with political science and what to do about it; 3 The politics of identities and the tasks of political science; 4 Political science as a vocation; 5 The politics of policy science.
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| Abstract
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The study of politics is beset by debates about method. In this book, some of the world's most prominent scholars of politics offer original discussions exploring what political science is and how political scientists should aspire to do their work.
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| Subject
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Political science-- Methodology.
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Political science-- Study and teaching.
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Science politique-- Étude et enseignement.
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Science politique-- Méthodologie.
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Methode
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- National.
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Political science-- Methodology.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Reference.
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Political science-- Study and teaching.
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Politische Theorie
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Politische Wissenschaft
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Methodologie.
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Politieke wetenschappen.
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| Dewey Classification
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320/.07
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| LC Classification
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JA86.P76 2004eb
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| NLM classification
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89.03bcl
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MB 2300rvk
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| Added Entry
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Masoud, Tarek E.
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Shapiro, Ian.
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Smith, Rogers M.,1953-
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