Dictionary of the Social Sciences

Featuring over 1800 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 non-specialists 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.