On the Cultural Meaning of Work in Postindustrial Societies

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ID3064634
AutoresJohannes Moser (0000-0002-7732-3786, Wolfgang Pauli Institute, autor de correspondencia)
Año1998
Volumen28
Número1
Fecha de publicación1998-01-01
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEthnologia Europaea (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0425-4597 • E-ISSN: 1604-3030
EditorialBerghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.16995/ee.879
OpenAlexW2491874429
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas2

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