Elite education and the State in France: durable ties and new challenges

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Elite education and the State in France: durable ties and new challenges. / van Zanten, Agnès; Maxwell, Claire.

I: British Journal of Sociology of Education, Bind 36, Nr. 1, 01.01.2015, s. 71-94.

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van Zanten, A & Maxwell, C 2015, 'Elite education and the State in France: durable ties and new challenges', British Journal of Sociology of Education, bind 36, nr. 1, s. 71-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2014.968245

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van Zanten, A., & Maxwell, C. (2015). Elite education and the State in France: durable ties and new challenges. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 36(1), 71-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2014.968245

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van Zanten A, Maxwell C. Elite education and the State in France: durable ties and new challenges. British Journal of Sociology of Education. 2015 jan. 1;36(1):71-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2014.968245

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van Zanten, Agnès ; Maxwell, Claire. / Elite education and the State in France: durable ties and new challenges. I: British Journal of Sociology of Education. 2015 ; Bind 36, Nr. 1. s. 71-94.

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