Dictionary of the social sciences / edited by Craig Calhoun.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.Description: xvi 563 p. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0195123719 (handcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780195123715 (handcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • REF H41 .D53 2002
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Available also online via the Internet.
Summary: Publisher description: Featuring over 1,800 concise definitions of key terms, the Dictionary of the Social Sciences is the most comprehensive, authoritative single-volume work of its kind. With coverage on the vocabularies of anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, human geography, cultural studies, and Marxism, the Dictionary is an integrated, easy-to-use, A-to-Z reference tool. Designed for students and nonspecialists, it examines classic and contemporary scholarship including basic terms, concepts, theories, schools of thought, methodologies, issues, and controversies. As a true dictionary, it also contains concise, jargon-free definitions that explain the rich, sometimes complex language of these increasingly visible fields.
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Reference Storms Research Center Reference Collection - Does Not Circulate REF H 41 .D53 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 98635457

Includes bibliographical references (p. 525-563).

Available also online via the Internet.

Publisher description: Featuring over 1,800 concise definitions of key terms, the Dictionary of the Social Sciences is the most comprehensive, authoritative single-volume work of its kind. With coverage on the vocabularies of anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, human geography, cultural studies, and Marxism, the Dictionary is an integrated, easy-to-use, A-to-Z reference tool. Designed for students and nonspecialists, it examines classic and contemporary scholarship including basic terms, concepts, theories, schools of thought, methodologies, issues, and controversies. As a true dictionary, it also contains concise, jargon-free definitions that explain the rich, sometimes complex language of these increasingly visible fields.

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