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Second edition, with a new Preface by the author. The first edition was published in 1986 by Hutchinson, ISBN 9780091654603.
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Names: Mattick, Paul, 1944- author.
Title: Social knowledge : an essay on the nature and limits of social science / by Paul Mattick.
Description: Second edition. | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020] | Series: Historical materialism book series, 1570-1522 ; volume 207 | “With a new preface by the author”–Verso. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019043764 (print) | LCCN 2019043765 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004414808 (hardback ; alk. paper) | ISBN 9789004414822 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Social sciences–Philosophy.
Classification: LCC H61 .M428 2020 (print) | LCC H61 (ebook) | DDC 300.1–dc23
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