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'One of the most important social sciences texts to have been written in recent years ... bringing complexity theory to bear on topics that are core issues for large numbers of Social Science undergraduates' - Dr Tim Blackman, Oxford Brookes University

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Introduces students to the central ideas which surround the chaos/complexity theories. It discusses key concepts before using them as a way of investigating the nature of social research.

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