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Modern social science is largely pessimistic about social life and inquiry and this text traces the reasons for this. It argues for a creative and progressive social science to tackle the real problems of society and to find a solution which would expand human competence and practical resources.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9781349132164 ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Published 1993 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4973659 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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