The origins of American individualism: Reconsidering the historical evidence

Canadian Journal of Sociology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 511-533

  Grabb, Edward ^a   Baer, Douglas ^a   Curtis, James ^a  

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DOI: 10.2307/3341789     Document Type: Article

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