Strikes as forest fires: Chicago and Paris in the late nineteenth century

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1684-1714

  Biggs, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 23844504337     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/427675     Document Type: Review

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