Jens Beckert : Inherited Wealth
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Editor Nigel Dodd, London School of Economics Book Review Editors Mark Lutter, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies Sascha Münnich, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies Editorial Board Patrik Aspers, Stockholm University Jens Beckert, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne Johan Heilbron, Centre de Sociologie Européenne, Paris Richard Swedberg, Cornell Un...
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