"practically the uniform of the tribe": Dress codes among commercial travelers

Enterprise and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 437-467

  Popp, Andrew ^a   French, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Law Business and Social Sciences   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955861806     PISSN: 14672227     EISSN: 14672235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/es/khq029     Document Type: Article

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