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- ↑ Steinmetz, George (2023). The Colonial Origins of Modern Social Thought. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-23742-8.
- ↑ Steinmetz, George; Fassin, Didier, eds. (2023). The Social Sciences in the Looking Glass: Studies in the Production of Knowledge. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-1-4780-1945-9.
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