Robust Action and the Rise of the Medici, 1400-1434

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• Publication year

  1993

• Venue

  American Journal of Sociology

• Publication date

  1993-05-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Political Science, History

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1086/230190
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