The puzzle of Korean Christianity: Geopolitical networks and religious conversion in early twentieth-century East Asia

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 365-404

  Kane, Danielle ^a   Park, Jung Mee ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 72449180385     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599246     Document Type: Article

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