Collective forms of resistance: The transformative power of moderate communities. Evidence from the BookCrossing case

International Journal of Market Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 757-775

  Dalli, Daniele ^a,b   Corciolani, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Economia Aziendale   (Italy)

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EID: 56349163228     PISSN: 14707853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2501/S1470785308200195     Document Type: Article

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