On Compiling a New Encyclopedia

On Compiling a New Encyclopedia

Smelser reflects on the compilation of the new "International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences." He believed that a new encyclopedia was needed because of the astonishing growth and specialization of the social and behavioral sciences in the past third of a century.

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Daedalus (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 2002-12, Vol.131 (1), p.151-154
1. Verfasser: Smelser, Neil J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Authorship
Behavioral sciences
Encyclopedias
Reference books
Reference works
Social behavior
Social factors
Social sciences
Online-Zugang:Volltext bestellen
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Smelser reflects on the compilation of the new "International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences." He believed that a new encyclopedia was needed because of the astonishing growth and specialization of the social and behavioral sciences in the past third of a century.
ISSN:0011-5266
1548-6192