Risk, modernity and history

International Journal of Law in Context

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-334

  Hasson, Ezra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 45149147216     PISSN: 17445523     EISSN: 17445531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744552305004015     Document Type: Article

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