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publications, both its books and journals. This are important personalities in our associa-
publication capacity is another of the assets of tion, one having been Vice-President for
the ISA, from which this work, which is pub- research while the other is currently Vice-
lished within a reasonable interval and with President for publications. I thank them
all the care required, benefits. It is obviously warmly for offering us this fine volume,
not by chance that the two editors of the book, which, clearly, will be a milestone.
in addition to their competence as sociologists,