A frame analysis of favor seeking in the renaissance: Agency, networks, and political culture

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-91

  McLean, Paul D ^a  

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EID: 0032339470     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/210002     Document Type: Article

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