Objects of desire: Power and passion in collaborative activity

Mind, Culture, and Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-51

  Nardi, Bonnie A ^a,b  

^a 5226 Donald Bren Hall   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33749577072     PISSN: 10749039     EISSN: 15327884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327884mca1201_4     Document Type: Article

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