Post-communist modernization, transition studies, and diversity in Europe

European Journal of Social Theory

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 503-525

  Blokker, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b University of Trento ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Diversity; Enlargement; Historical sociology; Modernity; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044433168     PISSN: 13684310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368431005059703     Document Type: Review

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