Wiley-Blackwell Sivumäärä: 6384 sivua Asu: Kovakantinen kirja Julkaisuvuosi: 2006, 18.12.2006 (lisätietoa) Kieli: Englanti
Named a Best Reference Work for 2009 by Library Journal
The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology is published in both print and online. Arranged across eleven volumes in A-Z format, it is the definitive reference source for students, researchers, and academics in the field. This ground-breaking project brings together specially commissioned entries written and edited by an international team of the world's best scholars and teachers. It provides:
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