Social Sicences
- APA Dictionary of PsychologyA landmark reference that defines the lexicon of psychology.
- The Cambridge Dictionary of SociologyProviding an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the classical and the contemporary from accounts to Zola, Irving, this volume is an indispensable guide to the vibrant and expanding field of sociology.
- Concise Dictionary of Social and Cultural AnthropologyThe Concise Dictionary of Social and Cultural Anthropology is an accessible, hands-on guide to the hundreds of terms the student of anthropology and the general reader will encounter in dealing with anthropological and ethnographic literature.
- Concise Oxford Dictionary of PoliticsCovers all aspects of politics including political theory, political thinkers, history, institutions, concepts, and current affairs that have shaped attitudes to politics. Provides international coverage. Includes entry-level Internet links.
- Dictionary of EconomicsCovers all aspects of economics including theory, applied microeconomics and macroeconomics, labour economics, public economics and public finance, monetary economics, environmental economics. Covers international trade, economic organizations and institutions. Includes web links.
- Dictionary of GeographyCovers human and physical geography. Includes cartography, surveying, meteorology, climatology, ecology, population, industry, and development. Focuses on globalization and the anti-globalization movement, landscape restoration, the digital divide, and issues of governance. Includes web links.
- Dictionary of Politics and GovernmentTerms covering world politics, international relations, local and national government and the European Union.
- Dictionary of PsychologyCovers all branches of psychology, including psychoanalysis, psychiatry, criminology, neuroscience, and statistics. Features subjects as cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods. Includes cross reference and illustrations.
- A Dictionary of Social Research MethodsThis dictionary offers succinct, clear, expert explanations of key terms from both method and methodology in social research. It covers the whole range of qualitative, quantitative, and other methods, and it ranges from practical techniques like correlation up to methodological approaches such as ethnography.
- Dictionary of SociologyIncludes terms from sociology and related fields of psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science. Contains biographies covering key figures. Includes web links.
- Dictionary of the Social SciencesIncludes definitions for anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, human geography, cultural studies, and Marxism. Covers classic and contemporary scholarship, basic terms, concepts, theories, schools of thought, methodologies, techniques, topics, issues, and controversies.
The Baudrillard Dictionary by Call Number: 300.1 B342Zbaud MAIN LibraryISBN: 9780748639229Publication Date: 2010Also available online
The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology by Call Number: 301.03 C178MAIN Reference (Non-circulating)ISBN: 9780521832908Publication Date: 2006
The Columbia Gazetteer of the World by Call Number: Main Library 1 East - Reference Section 910.3 C726 2008ISBN: 9780231145541Publication Date: 2008
A Dictionary of Archaeology by Call Number: Main Library 1 East - Reference Section 930.103 D554ISBN: 0631174230Publication Date: 1999
Dictionary of Latin American Racial and Ethnic Terminology Second Edition by Call Number: Main Library 1 East - Reference Section 305.8003 S835d 1999ISBN: 081301705XPublication Date: 1999
Eponymous Dictionary of Economics by Call Number: 330.03 E64 MAIN Reference (Non-circulating)ISBN: 1843760290Publication Date: 2005
A Glossary of Political Theory by Call Number: 320.014 H699g MAIN LibraryISBN: 9780804757270Publication Date: 2007
The Penguin Dictionary of Economics by Call Number: 330.03 B219p 2003 MAIN Reference (Non-circulating)ISBN: 0141010754Publication Date: 2004
Psychology: The Key Concepts by Call Number: Main Library 1 East - Reference Section 150.3 R515pISBN: 9780415432009Publication Date: 2008
Routledge Dictionary of Politics by Call Number: 320.03 R649r MAIN LibraryISBN: 0415323770Publication Date: 2003
The SAGE Dictionary of Qualitative Inquiry by Call Number: Main Library Core Reference - 2 North H61 .S4435 2015ISBN: 9781452217451Publication Date: 2015
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