Modernization as changes in cultural complexity: New cross-cultural measurements

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-153

  Divale, William ^a   Seda, Albert ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0035531989     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106939710103500203     Document Type: Article

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