Legal weapons for the weak? Democratizing the force of words in an uncivil society

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 847-890

  Lee, Orville ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 10044230830     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2001.tb00326.x     Document Type: Article

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