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profane, symbol, myth and folklore. The volume examines Eliade s methodology and provides a significant critique of his work...... more

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major debates and developments in contemporary social theory with 18 original essays by the world s leading social theorists....... more

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, measured assessment of Baudrillard s work. The contributors examine Baudrillard s relation to consumption, modernity...... more

Going beyond both traditional liberal theories of democracy and Marxist theories of civil society, l... more

Going beyond both traditional liberal theories of democracy and Marxist theories of civil society, l... more

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