Theories of the South: Limits and perspectives of an emergent movement in social sciences

Current Sociology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 851-867

  Rosa, Marcelo C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alternative sociology; modernity; social theory; social thought; Southern sociology; theories from the South

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908570624     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392114522171     Document Type: Review

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