American Jewish liberalism: Unraveling the strands

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 405-430

  Cohen, Steven M ^a   Liebman, Charles S ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0031512229     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/297806     Document Type: Article

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