Making use of the past: Time periods as cases to compare and as sequences of problem solving

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 339-371

  Haydu, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032269176     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/210041     Document Type: Article

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