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This reference provides a detailed listing of eponyms in the social sciences along with entries for some toponyms. The work includes terms from a broad range of social sciences including anthropology economics education history political science religious studies and sociology. The entries are arranged alphabetically. Each begins with a brief definition of the term followed by a discussion of the term''s history and significance. The entry then provides biographical information for the person from whose name the entry was derived. A brief bibliography concludes each entry and the dictionary closes with lists of entries arranged by category and a selected bibliography of works on eponyms.