The political significance of legal ambiguity: The case of affirmative action

Law and Society Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 263-290

  Bybee, Keith J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034342518     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3115084     Document Type: Article

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