Negotiating the boundaries of crime and culture: A sociolegal perspective on cultural defense strategies

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-86

  Levine, Kay L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0038515484     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/377802     Document Type: Review

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