The ethnography of infrastructure

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn , Issue 3, 1999, Pages 377-391

  Star, Susan Leigh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033236359     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00027649921955326     Document Type: Article

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