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Research Article| January 01 2002 Modern Social Imaginaries Charles Taylor Charles Taylor Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Public Culture (2002) 14 (1): 91–124. https://doi.org/10.1215/08992363-14-1-91 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Charles Taylor; Modern Social Imaginaries. Public Culture 1 January 2002; 14 (1): 91–124. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/08992363-14-1-91 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsPublic Culture Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2002 by Duke University Press2002 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal Issue Section: New Imaginaries You do not currently have access to this content.

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Authors: Taylor, C.
Corresponding author: Taylor, Charles
ORCID: Taylor, Charles
Venue: Public Culture
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2002-01-01
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Pages: 91-124
ISSN: 0899-2363 (ISSN-L)
1527-8018
DOI: 10.1215/08992363-14-1-91
OpenAlex: W4292025190
Cited by: 1,195
References: 0
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FWCI: 29.83
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Public Culture (publishedVersion)
HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Critical Theory and Philosophy
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Modernity and Self-Identity
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
Keywords: social imaginary, modernity, public sphere

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