"Illustrating the knowledge and ideas of thinkers such as Mandeville, Hume, Montesquieu and Smith, this book fully investigates the entire panorama of social sciences as well as providing a clear and concise analysis of the history of the social sciences from the point at which evolutionary...

Overview -- Preparing for Academic Career -- Research Foundations -- Planning Research Projects -- Conceptual Framework and Theory Development -- Research Approaches and Designs -- Research Settings and Procedures -- Literature Reviews -- Cross-Cultural Research -- Writing Manuscripts for...