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The history of fields necessarily is given short shrift in such a brief introduction. Much of the early work in social science was ignored. That approach could have been extended usefully by eliminating the description of early work by physicists including details of random graphs, lattices, short cuts on grids, using simulation superficially, and the slavish repetition of the 'bow-tie' diagram p. But the authors write: This glib claim points to an imperialist impulse.

Networks: A Very Short Introduction

Glibness is a general feature of this book. After a description of random graphs, there is: The authors do not deliver this comparison effectively. After discussing degree, the term 'circle' is inserted misleadingly and coupled to the concept 'core discussion network' p.

The brief discussion p. Prefaces such as "sociologists have identified Much is made of network science - yet it is not defined. Emphasis is placed on small-world phenomena and power laws without defining them: The idea of fat-tails in degree distributions as indicators of heterogeneity is useful. But the authors add: This is less than helpful. Presenting the self-evident fact that real and random networks differ has little value.