Measure for measure: Abell's narrative methods

The Journal of Mathematical Sociology

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 1993, Pages 203-214

  Abbott, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0040176392     PISSN: 0022250X     EISSN: 15455874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022250X.1993.9990125     Document Type: Article

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