Haggling spoken here: Gender, class, and style in US garage sale bargaining

Journal of Popular Culture

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-81

  Herrmann, Gretchen M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 28044465384     PISSN: 00223840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3840.2004.00100.x     Document Type: Review

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