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The circulation of European knowledge Niklas Luhmann in the Hispanic Americas /

This book studies the circulation of social knowledge by focusing on the reception of Niklas Luhmann's systems theory in Hispanic America. It shows that theories need active involvement from scholars in the receiving field in order to travel.

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Main Authors: Rodriguez Medina, Leandro.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
History of ideas.
Social theory.
Society.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137430038
Summary: This book studies the circulation of social knowledge by focusing on the reception of Niklas Luhmann's systems theory in Hispanic America. It shows that theories need active involvement from scholars in the receiving field in order to travel.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137430021.
Carrier Form: 138 p. : 1 figures, 2.
ISBN: 9781137430038 :
1137430036 :
CLC: TP182
Contents: Introduction 1. Conceptualizing Knowledge Circulation: Methods and Theories 2. Bounding Luhmann: Different Strategies to Appropriate Foreign Knowledge 3. Luhmanization: Identity and Circulation 4. The Circulation of Luhmann's Theory from a Comparative Perspective Conclusion.

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