Commensuration

Encyclopedia of Social Measurement

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 375-378

  Stevens, Mitchell L ^a   Espeland, Wendy Nelson ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85069285748     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-12-369398-5/00308-X     Document Type: Chapter

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