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This book examines the assumptions and concepts of the five major sociological theories and the classical roots of the modern theories. It focuses specifically on functionalism, conflict theory, theories of...
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... described by Frantz Fanon, whose penetrating work represents an important precursor to what would later become postcolonial studies. As a black colonial subject, Fanon, like Spivak, draws from his personal experiences as an Other to ...
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