Localism and the limits of political brokerage: Evidence from Revolutionary Vermont

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 287-331

  Hillmann, Henning ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54349113354     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590646     Document Type: Review

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