Sociology 2nd Edition: A Very Short Introduction

Make challenging topics highly readable
The Very Short Introduction series was launched in 1995 with Classics by Mary Beard, and now represents a wide variety of topics in history, politics, faith, philosophy, science, current affairs, business, economics, arts and culture. The series now consists of over 680 titles.

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The series is phenomenally successful and, enjoying worldwide critical acclaim, has grown to become the favourite general introduction series for the intelligent reader. Over 10 million copies have been sold worldwide and the series has been published in 53 languages.

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