Bonded Fatalities: Relational and Ecological Dimensions of a Fire Evacuation

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 617-638

  Cornwell, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 1142277442     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2003.tb00528.x     Document Type: Review

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