The protestant work ethic and the Australian mercantile elite, 1880-1914

Journal of Religious History

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-208

  Blackburn, Kevin ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 0000508537     PISSN: 00224227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.00034     Document Type: Article

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