"Know-nothings" revisited again

Political Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 219-233

  Bennett, Stephen Earl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 0030305765     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01498600     Document Type: Article

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