The crafting of scientific meaning and identity: Exploring the performative dimensions of Michael Faraday's texts

Perspectives on Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-39

  Anderson, Ronald ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84863393139     PISSN: 10636145     EISSN: 15309274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/posc.2006.14.1.7     Document Type: Article

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