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The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology
George Ritzer
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Description for The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology
Paperback. The most complete international survey of sociology ever created in one volume, The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology brings together several hundred of the most accomplished sociologists in the world to create a definitive and affordable overview of the field. Editor(s): Ritzer, George; Ryan, J. Michael. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 246 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1500.
This concise encyclopedia is the most complete international survey of sociology ever created in one volume.
This concise encyclopedia is the most complete international survey of sociology ever created in one volume.
- Contains over 800 entries from the whole breadth of the discipline
- Distilled from the highly regarded Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, with entries completely revised and updated to provide succinct and up-to-date coverage of the fundamental topics
- Global in scope, both in terms of topics and contributors
- Each entry includes references and suggestions for further reading
- Cross-referencing allows easy movement around the volume
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
Number of Pages
784
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405183529
SKU
V9781405183529
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-50
About George Ritzer
George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, with awards that include the American Sociological Association's Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Award. He is the author of numerous books including The McDonaldization of Society (1993; 2008), The Globalization of Nothing (2003; 2007) Globalization: A Basic Text (2010) and the editor of The Encyclopedia of Social Theory (2005), The ... Read more
Reviews for The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology
“The editor [of The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology] has now miraculously condensed those 11 volumes into this one comparatively inexpensive paperback … As an up-to-date cheap printed reference source this book stands more or less alone … The entries are clear and comprehensible, there are some useful suggestions for further reading, the cross-referencing is good, and there is a simple ... Read more