Nominal, ordinal, and narrative appraisal in macrocausal analysis

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1154-1196

  Mahoney, James ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040032955     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/210139     Document Type: Article

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