The state and collective disorders: The Los Angeles riot/protest of April, 1992

Social Forces

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 357-377

  Useem, Bert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 0031320567     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/76.2.357     Document Type: Article

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