An "amorphous mist"? The problem of measurement in the study of culture

Theory and Society

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 581-612

  Ghaziani, Amin ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350259601     PISSN: 03042421     EISSN: 15737853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11186-009-9096-2     Document Type: Article

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