An Introduction to Theories of Social Change
- ISBN-10
- 0710007906
- ISBN-13
- 9780710007902
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 354
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981-01-01
- Publisher
- Routledge Kegan & Paul
- Authors
- Hermann Strasser, Susan C. Randall
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