The mundane experience of political culture

Political Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 515-535

  Merelman, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Inglehart; Mundane culture; Political culture; Political discourse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032385982     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105846098198876     Document Type: Article

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