From Aristotelian to Reaganomics - A Dictionary of Eponyms with Biographies in the Social Sciences

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Eponyms in the Social Sciences
Appendix: Classification of Social Science Eponyms
Select Bibliography
Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

RICHARD C.S. TRAHAIR is Social Research Advisor and Consulting Psychologist in the School of Sociology, Politics, and Anthropology at La Trobe University-Australia. His previous books include From Aristotelian to Reaganomics: A Dictionary of Eponyms with Biographies in the Social Sciences (Greenwood, 1994).

Zusammenfassung

This reference provides a detailed listing of eponyms in the social sciences, along with entries for some toponyms. 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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: R. C. S. Trahair, Richard Trahair, Richard C. Trahair
• Verlag: Bloomsbury
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 7 bis 17 Jahre
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 21.10.1994
• EAN: 9780313279614
• ISBN: 978-0-313-27961-4
• Seiten: 736
• Gewicht: 1162 g
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Biographien, Autobiographien; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, Reference works, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology, Geography and World Cultures