Regulating race in the California civil rights initiative: Enemies, allies, and alibis

Journal of Communication

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 27-47

  Mukherjee, Roopali ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034416547     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2000.tb02840.x     Document Type: Article

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