{"product_id":"a-good-book-in-theory-making-sense-through-inquiry-third-edition-paperback","title":"A Good Book, in Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry, Third Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Sears\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Cairns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis highly original and compelling book offers an introduction to the art and science of social inquiry, including the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry. The new edition offers coverage of post-modernism and Indigenous ways of knowing, as well as a discussion of the research process and how to communicate arguments effectively. The result is a book that blends the best of earlier editions with updates that provide a strong foundation in critical thinking, rooted in the social sciences but relevant across disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Sears\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at Ryerson University. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe New Left: A History of the Future\u003c\/em\u003e (2014) and co-author with James Cairns of \u003cem\u003eThe Democratic Imagination: Envisioning Popular Power in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/em\u003e (2012).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJames Cairns\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor, Social and Environmental Justice, at Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford. He is the author (with Alan Sears) of \u003cem\u003eA Good Book, In Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry\u003c\/em\u003e (2015) and \u003cem\u003eThe Democratic Imagination: Envisioning Popular Power in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/em\u003e (2012). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52608421855514,"sku":"9781442600775","price":64.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/MJ2OyLxnM99781442600775.webp?v=1785349219","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/a-good-book-in-theory-making-sense-through-inquiry-third-edition-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}