 Title page for The Origins of American Social Science (1991) | |
| Author | Dorothy Ross |
|---|---|
| Subject | History of social science |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date | 1991 |
| Pages | 508 |
The Origins of American Social Science is a 1991 book by Dorothy Ross on the early history of social science in the United States.
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