Power and society; an introduction to the social sciences, 11th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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Power and society; an introduction to the social sciences, 11th ed.

Harrison, Brigid C. and Thomas R. Dye.

Wadsworth Publishing Co.

2008

434 pages

$98.95

Paperback

H61

Harrison (Montclair State U.) and Dye (Florida State U.) give undergraduate students a basic grounding in the social sciences while describing the acquisition of power, the use of it, responses to it, and the study of it and its consequences. In this edition, which has been completely updated to reflect current events, trends and theories, they describe the ...

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