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A theory of communicative action or a sociology of civilizations? A critique of Jürgen Habermas

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Nielsen, D.A. A theory of communicative action or a sociology of civilizations? A critique of Jürgen Habermas. Int J Polit Cult Soc 1, 159–188 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01384930

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