Causality and low-frequency complex events: The role of comparative narratives

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-79

  Abell, Peter ^a  

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EID: 0035430111     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124101030001004     Document Type: Article

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