Racial rioting in the 1960s: An event history analysis of local conditions

American Sociological Review

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 94-112

  Myers, Daniel J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Sociology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0001856201     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657454     Document Type: Review

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