Defining the Explicanda in the 'west and the rest' debate: Bryant's critique and its critics

Canadian Journal of Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 172-186

  Elvin, Mark ^a  

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EID: 84901848774     PISSN: 03186431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29173/cjs1533     Document Type: Article

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