Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications: 8 (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences, Series Number 8)

For those who are looking a very basic information on SNA.. very recommended!

When first entering into this field, I bought several books that had good reviews and were written by respected authors within the field. Many of them however focussed on specific applications or extensions of theory. Wasserman's book however was the only one that covered not only all the basics of network theory but did so in a fairly straightforward way with minimal 'jargon-isation' (some understanding of terminology is required but is all clearly explained within the book). For anyone starting off in this field, and for anyone after an invaluable compendium of the theory, this is what you're after.