Rethinking Social Inquiry
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Second Edition
Edited by Henry E. Brady and David Collier
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC. Lanham • Boulder • New York • Toronto • Plymouth, UK
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rethinking social inquiry : diverse tools, shared standards / edited by Henry E. Brady and David Collier.—2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4422-0343-3 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-4422-0344-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Social sciences—Research. 2. Social sciences—Methodology. I. Brady, Henry E. II. Collier, David. H62.R4646 2010 300.72—dc22 2010022477