Principals and agents, colonialists and company men: The decay of colonial control in the Dutch East Indies

American Sociological Review

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 12-28

  Adams, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0002203063     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2096404     Document Type: Review

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