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Original Articles

Max Weber in the thought of Edward Shils (1910–1995) and Ernest Gellner (1925–1995): the paradox of two Weberian approaches to the understanding of nations and nationalism?

Pages 1957-1976 | Received 17 Sep 2010, Published online: 22 May 2012

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