Description: Here is the most comprehensive, authoritative, single-volume dictionary of the social sciences. Featuring 1,500 concise definitions of key terms, the Dictionary covers the vocabularies of anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, human geography, cultural studies, and Marxism in an integrated, easy-to-use, A-to-Z reference tool. Designed for students and nonspecialists, the Dictionary covers classic and contemporary scholarship: basic terms, concepts, theories, schools of thought, methodologies, issues, and controversies. This book is a true dictionary, with concise, clearly written, jargon-free definitions that explain the rich, sometimes complex language of these increasingly visible fields. There are bibliographies for additional reading and research after relevant entries.

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