Rethinking Social Theory
- ISBN-10
- 0761950699
- ISBN-13
- 9780761950691
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 225
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-03-27
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Author
- Roger Sibeon
Description
Identifies and explores unresolved controversies and ambiguities in present day sociological theorizing.
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