Table of Contents

Introduction Eponyms in the Social Sciences Appendix: Classification of Social Science Eponyms Select Bibliography Index

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Trahair provides brief historical definitions for eponyms and some toponyms from a broad range of social sciences, with each entry including biographical and bibliographical information.

About the Author

RICHARD C.S. TRAHAIR conducts social research in the Faculty of Social Sciences at La Trobe University in Australia. His publications include The Humanist Temper: Life and Work of Elton Mayo (1984) and What's in a Name?: An Australian Dictionary of Eponyms (1990), along with several bibliographies and journal articles.

Reviews

.,."spans centuries of social science and touches important people, places, and events throughout the history of Western civilization. It is a useful purchase for academic libraries, especially those serving political science and upper-level sociology programs."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

?...spans centuries of social science and touches important people, places, and events throughout the history of Western civilization. It is a useful purchase for academic libraries, especially those serving political science and upper-level sociology programs.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

?In addition to being useful as both a topical and biographical dictionary, Trahair's compendium is fun to browse. It is difficult to resist entries such as "Bondomania," "Guillotine," Montezuma's Revenge," "Pussyfoot," and "to bone up on." For libraries serving the social sciences, Trahair is more focused than the many general eponym dictionaries. It is also more current than existing dictionaries. This treasure trove is an essential purchase for academic libraries and should also be considered for public library collections.?-RUSQ

?The subtitle succinctly describes the nature of its almost 1,000 A-to-Z entries, while the title proper sets the dictionary's temporal boundaries. Makes a useful contribution to academic reference collections, even those not of Alexandrian or Bodleian scale and magnificence.?-Wilson Library Bulletin

?This well-formatted and easy-to-read text will be helpful in ready-reference and is recommended for all public and academic libraries.?-Choice

..."spans centuries of social science and touches important people, places, and events throughout the history of Western civilization. It is a useful purchase for academic libraries, especially those serving political science and upper-level sociology programs."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

"The subtitle succinctly describes the nature of its almost 1,000 A-to-Z entries, while the title proper sets the dictionary's temporal boundaries. Makes a useful contribution to academic reference collections, even those not of Alexandrian or Bodleian scale and magnificence."-Wilson Library Bulletin

"This well-formatted and easy-to-read text will be helpful in ready-reference and is recommended for all public and academic libraries."-Choice

"In addition to being useful as both a topical and biographical dictionary, Trahair's compendium is fun to browse. It is difficult to resist entries such as "Bondomania," "Guillotine," Montezuma's Revenge," "Pussyfoot," and "to bone up on." For libraries serving the social sciences, Trahair is more focused than the many general eponym dictionaries. It is also more current than existing dictionaries. This treasure trove is an essential purchase for academic libraries and should also be considered for public library collections."-RUSQ