The rise and fall of fuzzy fidelity in Europe

European Sociological Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-168

  Voas, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 65249139374     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn044     Document Type: Article

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