Decentering sociology: Synthetic dyes and social theory

Perspectives on Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 352-405

  Pickering, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 43249178760     PISSN: 10636145     EISSN: 15309274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/106361405774287955     Document Type: Article

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