The optimal age to start a revolution

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-74

  Dietrich, Arne ^a   Srinivasan, Narayanan ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

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EID: 34249655526     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2162-6057.2007.tb01281.x     Document Type: Review

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