On Society
- ISBN-10
- 0745648428
- ISBN-13
- 9780745648422
- Series
- On Society
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 196
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-04-23
- Publisher
- Polity
- Authors
- Anthony Elliott, Bryan S. Turner
Description
An erudite and original book that gets to grips with a central bone of contention in the social sciences and beyond: what do we mean by 'society'?
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