Evaluating heterodox theories

Social Forces

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 511-525

  Fales, Evan ^a   Markovsky, Barry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b E11 SSH   (United States)

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EID: 0031315340     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/76.2.511     Document Type: Article

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