Processual comparative sociology: Building on the approach of Charles Tilly

Sociological Theory

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-65

  Demetriou, Chares ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charles Tilly; comparison; mechanisms; processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862145427     PISSN: 07352751     EISSN: 14679558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0735275112437172     Document Type: Article

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