INVIGORATING WORLD SYSTEM THEORY as CRITICAL THEORY: Exploring Philosophical Foundations and Postpositivist Contributions
World system theory comprises two distinct lines of inquiry: macro-social studies of historical world-systems and ideological critique. World system theorists often shun ideological critique, but for two reasons I argue it must be foremost. First, without explicit attention to its philosophical foun...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
1995-08-01
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Series: | Journal of World-Systems Research |
Online Access: | http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/47 |