The circulation of European knowledge : Niklas Luhmann in the Hispanic Americas
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The circulation of European knowledge : Niklas Luhmann in the Hispanic Americas
(Palgrave pivot)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
- : hardback
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-125) and index
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Description
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.
Table of 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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