The mobilization of campaign activists by the party canvass

American Politics Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-200

  Wielhouwer, Peter W ^a  

^a SPELMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0002149645     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X99027002002     Document Type: Article

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