Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-205) and index.
Contents:
For science, against scientism : the dilemmas of contemporary knowledge production -- Social sciences in the twenty-first century -- The end of certainties in the social sciences -- Braudel and interscience : a preacher to empty pews? -- Time and duration : the unexcluded middle, or reflections on Braudel and Prigogine -- The itinerary of world-systems analysis, or how to resist becoming a theory -- History in search of science -- Writing history -- Global culture(s) : salvation, menace, or myth? -- From sociology to historical social science : prospects and obstacles -- Anthropology, sociology, and other dubious disciplines.
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