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100 _aHughes, J
245 4 _aThe Philosophy of social research
250 _a2nd
260 _aLondon :
_bLongman,
_c1990
505 _aThe philosophy of social research ; The positivist orthodoxy ; Positivism and the language of social research ; Positivism, theory and science ; The interpretative alternative ; Meanings and social research ; Concluding remarks
520 _aThis revised, updated and extended edition of the text, introduces some of the important philosophical issues arising from social research practices and historical research in the social sciences.
650 _aSocial Science Philosophy
999 _c41730
_d41730