In the twilight of legal realism: Fred Rodell and the limits of legal critique

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 354-395

  Duxbury, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77957180158     PISSN: 01436503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ojls/11.3.354     Document Type: Article

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