Petitions and the "invention" of public opinion in the English revolution

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1497-1555

  Zaret, David ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030556311     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/230866     Document Type: Review

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