The Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Selected Sources, 3rd Edition

Author:   Nancy Herron
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781563088827


Pages:   494
Publication Date:   06 June 2002
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Paperback
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The Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Selected Sources, 3rd Edition


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It's here: the third edition of the highly acclaimed guide to social sciences literature! Updated and expanded, this classic comprises more than 1,500 annotated citations, offering librarians and researchers fast and easy access to some of the best and most commonly used resources in the social sciences arena. The book also serves as a standard text in universities nationwide as it gives students a comprehensive overview of must-know reference sources in both print and electronic format. Prepared by leading subject specialist librarians and arranged by discipline, the book's 12 chapters cover general social sciences, political science, economics, business, history, law and justice, anthropology, sociology, education, psychology, geography, and communication. All chapters have been revised, the essays expanded, and the annotated lists of resources have been rewritten to incorporate the latest research findings and developments.

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Author:   Nancy Herron
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.897kg
ISBN:  

9781563088827


ISBN 10:   1563088827
Pages:   494
Publication Date:   06 June 2002
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknoledgments Introduction Contributing Authors General Editor Part I: General Literature of the Social Sciences Chapter 1: General Social Scienes Part II: Literature of the Established Disciplines of the Social Studies Chapter 2: Political Science Chapter 3: Economics Chapter 4: Business Chapter 5: History Chapter 6: Law and Justice Chapter 7: Anthropology Chapter 8: Sociology Part 3: Those Disciplines with a Social Origin or That Have Acquired a Social Aspect Chapter 9: Education Chapter 10: Psychology Part 4: Those Disciplines with Recognized Social Implications Chapter 11: Geography Chapter 12: Communication

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"""Useful for practicing librarians and students in library science and the social sciences."" - REFERENCE AND RESEARCH BOOK NEWS ""Every source is accompanied by an annotation which is often substantial and always valuable... There are excellent author, title and subject indexes."" - MANAGING INFORMATION"


Useful for practicing librarians and students in library science and the social sciences. - REFERENCE AND RESEARCH BOOK NEWS Every source is accompanied by an annotation which is often substantial and always valuable... There are excellent author, title and subject indexes. - MANAGING INFORMATION


Author Information

NANCY L. HERRON is Associate Dean for Academic Programs at Commonwealth College, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. She is recipient of the Penn State Achieving Woman Award.

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