I, for one, believe this has been a very interesting exchange in a
fascinating context for the very reason that one of the original primary
objectives of WST was to refute the rather crude (and certainly
teleological) concepts of national societal evolution which pervaded the
modernization and development paradigm.
Bill Haller
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Bill Haller \/ University Center for Social
Department of Sociology /\ and Urban Research (UCSUR)
University of Pittsburgh \/ 121 University Place, 6th floor
email: wxhst3+@pitt.edu /\ Pittsburgh, PA 15213-9972
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