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The Transatlantic Migration of Ideas: Florian Znaniecki in America in the Years 1914-1919
The Transatlantic Migration of Ideas: Florian Znaniecki in America in the Years 1914-1919

Author(s): Łukasz M. Dominiak
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, History and theory of sociology, Social Theory
Published by: Wydział Socjologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: history of ideas;sociological canon;Florian Znaniecki;The Polish Peasant

Summary/Abstract: This text critiques a classic sociological text, The Polish Peasant in Europe and America. The value of the work, which consists in the successful combination of elements from several intellectual traditions, is presented in connection with the biographical and historical background of one of the authors, Florian Znaniecki. In conclusion, the author makes a number of remarks concerning the special situation of migrants in global intellectual networks.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 41-55
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English