The Development of Political Science

by David Easton John G. Gunnell

The study of the development of political science represents a growing field. The Development of Political Science is the first comprehensive discussion of the subject in a comparative international perspective.The book begins with a discussion of the historiography of the discipline in the United States, the country which has been at the forefront of the field, and goes on to examine Western Europe as a focus for discussion, with studies of other areas such as China and Africa. The international approach taken here emphasizes the contributors' vision of political science as a growing transnational body of knowledge.In presenting their critical analysis of the state of the field, the contributors aim to further the study of the development of the discipline in the countries of discussion. The resulting study is one which will be of interest not only to political scientists, but to all those concerned with the development of the social sciences.

Hardcover

First published June 6, 1991