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David Theo Goldberg, Dread: Facing Futureless Futures 大卫·西奥·戈德堡，《恐惧:面对没有未来的未来》

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International Sociology Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/02685809231158870b

N. E. Işık

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Erik Olin Wright, Stardust to Stardust: Reflections on Living and Dying 埃里克·奥林·赖特，《星尘到星尘：对生与死的思考》

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International Sociology Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/02685809231158856c

Ying Chen

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Emily Erikson, Trade and Nation: How Companies and Politics Reshaped Economic Thought 艾米丽·埃里克森，《贸易与国家:公司和政治如何重塑经济思想》

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International Sociology Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/02685809231158881

Gerard Delanty

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Expertise, translation, and pandemics 专业知识、翻译和流行病

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International Sociology Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/02685809231158844

Larry Au

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Karen A. Cerulo and Janet M. Ruane, Dreams of a Lifetime: How Who We Are Shapes How We Imagine Our Future Karen A.Cerulo和Janet M.Ruane，《一生的梦想：我们是谁如何塑造我们如何想象我们的未来》

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International Sociology Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/02685809231158870a

Dustin S. Stoltz

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Matteo Bortolini, A Joyfully Serious Man: The Life of Robert Bellah Matteo Bortolini，《一个快乐严肃的人:罗伯特·贝拉的一生》