From interpretation to civilization - and back: Analyzing the trajectories of non-European modernities

European Journal of Social Theory

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-106

  Wagner, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Facultat d'Economia i Empresa   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brazil; civilization; Europe; modernity; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952087089     PISSN: 13684310     EISSN: 14617137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368431010394511     Document Type: Article

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