Fairburn, Miles,

Social history : problems, strategies, and methods / Miles Fairburn. - viii, 325 pages ; 23 cm

New Zealand author.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-322) and index.

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Problem of Absent Categories -- The Problem of Generalising from Fragmentary Evidence -- Some Solutions for the Problem of Fragmentary Evidence -- The Problem of Establishing Important Causes -- The Problem of Establishing Similarities and Differences - of Lumping and Splitting -- To Count or Not to Count? -- The Problem of Socially Constructed Evidence -- The Problem of Appropriate Concepts -- The Problem of Determining the Best Explanation -- Notes, References and Further Reading -- Glossary of Terms -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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Social history--Methodology

HN28 / F35 1999

306.09