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International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences / editors in chief Neil J. Smelser, Paul B. Baltes.
Lippincott Library H41 .I58 2001 v.26
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LIBRA H41 .I58 2001 v.1-26
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Penn Museum Library - Reference H41 .I58 2001 v.1-26
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social sciences--Encyclopedias.
- Social sciences.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Physical Description:
- volumes : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences
- Social and behavioral sciences
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2001.
- Summary:
- This Encyclopedia is the first attempt in a generation to map the social and behavioral sciences on a grand scale. Not since the publication in 1968 of the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, edited by David L. Sills, has there been such an ambitious project to describe the state of the art in all the fields encompassed within the social and behavioral sciences. Available in both print (26 volumes) and online editions, it comprises 4,000 articles, commissioned by 52 Section Editors, and includes 90,000 bibliographic references as well as comprehensive name and subject indexes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0080430767
- OCLC:
- 47869490
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