Causality or Interaction? Simmel, Weber and Interpretive Sociology

@article{Lichtblau1991CausalityOI,
  title={Causality or Interaction? Simmel, Weber and Interpretive Sociology},
  author={Klaus Lichtblau},
  journal={Theory, Culture \& Society},
  year={1991},
  volume={8},
  pages={33 - 62}
}
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