The presumption of nothingness

Ratio

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 203-221

  Carlson, Erik ^a   Olsson, Erik J ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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EID: 24944482861     PISSN: 00340006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9329.00158     Document Type: Article

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