Capital culture revisited: Sex, testosterone and the city

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 652-658

  McDowell, linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

City of London; Gender; Investment banking; Testosterone capitalism

Indexed keywords

BANKING; CAPITALISM; GENDER ISSUE; INVESTMENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77956255220     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00972.x     Document Type: Article

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