INVIGORATING WORLD SYSTEM THEORY as CRITICAL THEORY: Exploring Philosophical Foundations and Postpositivist Contributions
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of World-Systems Research
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1076-156X
DOI: 10.5195/jwsr.1995.47