Sociology's Eurocentrism and the ‘Rise of the West’ Revisited

European Journal of Social Theory

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 275-291

  Mclennan, Gregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eurocentrism; ideology; postcolonialism; sociology; the West

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993682008     PISSN: 13684310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136843100003003001     Document Type: Article

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