Swedberg R. Interest (Concepts in the Social Sciences)

McGraw-Hill Education, 2005. — 137 p. — ISBN 0335216145, 9780335228003.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.