Takin' it from the streets: How the sixties mass movement revitalized unionization

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-96

  Isaac, Larry ^a   McDonald, Steve ^b   Lukasik, Greg ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33749005430     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502692     Document Type: Review

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