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The Social Science Encyclopedia
Contributor(s): Kuper, Adam (Editor), Kuper, Jessica (Editor)
ISBN: 0415320968     ISBN-13: 9780415320962
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $495.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2004
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Annotation: This new edition of an already classic reference work provides students, librarians, social scientists, and professionals with an invaluable compendium of the entire range of the social sciences. The 500+ entries on all of the major issues and concepts in the social sciences encompass the areas of anthropology, business, economics, education, government and politics, law and criminology, linguistics, psychology, social work, sociology, women's studies and beyond. For anyone concerned with these fields, "The Social Science Encyclopedia" is a truly essential resource.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Reference
- Social Science | Sociology - General
Dewey: 300.3
LCCN: 2004046829
Physical Information: 2.83" H x 7.22" W x 9.88" (5.29 lbs) 1160 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

The Social Science Encyclopedia, first published in 1985 to acclaim from social scientists, librarians and students, was thoroughly revised in 1996, when reviewers began to describe it as a classic. This third edition has been radically recast. Over half the entries are new or have been entirely rewritten, and most of the balance have been substantially revised.
Written by an international team of contributors, the Encyclopedia offers a global perspective on key issues within the social sciences. Some 500 entries cover a variety of enduring and newly vital areas of study and research methods. Experts review theoretical debates from neo-evolutionism and rational choice theory to poststructuralism, and address the great questions that cut across the social sciences. What is the influence of genes on behaviour? What is the nature of consciousness and cognition? What are the causes of poverty and wealth? What are the roots of conflict, wars, revolutions and genocidal violence?
This authoritative reference work is aimed at anyone with a serious interest in contemporary academic thinking about the individual in society.