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Luc Boltanski and His Critics: An Afterword, in The Spirit of Luc Boltanski: Essays on the ‘Pragmatic Sociology of Critique’
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The Spirit of Luc Boltanski: Essays on the ‘Pragmatic Sociology of Critique' (London: Anthem Press, 2014) as mentioned in this paper provides a detailed Afterword, which is intended to give the reader a thorough overview of the principal issues examined in "the Spirit ofLuc Boltanski".Abstract:
This chapter provides a detailed Afterword, which is intended to give the reader a thorough overview of the principal issues examined in "The Spirit of Luc Boltanski: Essays on the ‘Pragmatic Sociology of Critique’ (London: Anthem Press, 2014)".read more
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