The dominance of one and its perils: Charismatic leadership and branch structures in utopian communes

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 425-451

  Brumann, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 0039257697     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/jar.56.4.3630926     Document Type: Article

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