Ghosts of straw men: A reply to Lee and Martin

American Journal of Cultural Sociology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 365-379

  Spillman, Lyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 84959332682     PISSN: 20497113     EISSN: 20497121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ajcs.2015.5     Document Type: Note

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