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Book Title: Comparative Methods In The Social Sciences
Number of Pages: 270 Pages
Publication Name: Comparative Methods in the Social Sciences
Language: English
Publisher: Quid PRO, LLC
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: Methodology, General
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science
Author: Neil J. Smelser
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
