The complexities of the global

Theory, Culture and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Urry, John ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Fluids; Globalization; Networks; Path dependence

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944439743     PISSN: 02632764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0263276405057201     Document Type: Review

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