Interest (Concepts in the Social Sciences)

✍ Scribed by Richard Swedberg

Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Leaves: 137
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

A fascinating study of interest in a variety of fields Interest is used in different contexts, from everyday language to political and social communication. This book discusses what interest means in economics, sociology, political science, and history, and looks at how its meaning has changed over time.

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