Are the American people "Pretty prudent"? public responses to U.S. uses of force, 1950-1988

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 261-280

  Oneal, John R ^a   Lian, Brad ^a   Joyner Jr , James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 0000792953     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2600959     Document Type: Review

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