Race, ethnicity, and political participation: Competing models and contrasting explanations

Journal of Politics

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1092-1114

  Leighley, Jan E ^a   Vedlitz, Arnold ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033235865     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2647555     Document Type: Article

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