title: Oxford American College Dictionary
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zlib_text: SOCIAL THEORY
  
  Peter Xiao. Intellectual Pursuits
  
  ROOTS AND BRANCHES
  N E W  Y O R K  
   O X F O R D
  O X F O R D  U N I V E R S I T Y  P R E S S
  Peter Kivisto
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  SOCIAL THEORY
  SIXTH EDITION
  
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