Narrative analysis and the new historical sociology

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 481-501

  Gotham, Kevin Fox ^a   Staples, William G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030503752     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1996.tb00750.x     Document Type: Article

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