Time Matters: On Theory and Method

by Andrew Abbott

Book Overview

What do variables really tell us? When exactly do inventions occur? Why do we always miss turning points as they transpire? When does what doesn't happen mean as much, if not more, than what does? Andrew Abbott considers these fascinating questions in Time Matters, a diverse series of essays that constitutes the most extensive analysis of temporality in social science today. Ranging from abstract theoretical reflection to pointed methodological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226001032
• ISBN13: 9780226001036
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"