Contexts for mobilization: Spatial settings and klan presence in North Carolina, 1964-1966

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 781-814

  Cunningham, David ^a   Phillips, Benjamin T ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38949098658     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/521843     Document Type: Article

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