Political generations, micro-cohorts, and the transformation of social movements

American Sociological Review

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 760-778

  Whittier, Nancy ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 1842744413     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657359     Document Type: Article

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