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Theories of Distinction: Redescribing the Descriptions of Modernity - Cultural Memory in the Present Niklas Luhmann New edition
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Theories of Distinction: Redescribing the Descriptions of Modernity - Cultural Memory in the Present
Niklas Luhmann
The essays in this volume by Germany's leading social theorist of the late 20th century formulate what he considered to be the preconditions for an adequate theory of modern society.
226 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 25, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780804741231 |
| Publishers | Stanford University Press |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 154 × 23 mm · 352 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Rasch, William |
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