Culture, circles, and commercials: Publicity, common knowledge, and social coordination

Rationality and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-75

  Chwe, Michael Suk Young ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective action; Common knowledge; Communication; Culture; Ritual; Television advertising

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944441061     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104346398010001002     Document Type: Article

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