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Articles · Vol. 10 No. 1 (2006): African Sociological Review · Pages 161-179

Western Social Sciences1 and Africa: The Domination and Marginalisation of a Continent

  • Alois S. Mlambo
    Alois S. Mlambo
    Department of Historical and Heritage Studies University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa
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Western world views sociology capitalism and social science

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  • Alois S. Mlambo

    Department of Historical and Heritage Studies
    University of Pretoria
    Pretoria, South Africa

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