Liberal and conservative trends in the United States since world war II

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 479-507

  Smith, Tom W ^a  

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EID: 0000457048     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/269224     Document Type: Article

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