Sex, lies, and war: How soft news brings foreign policy to the inattentive public

American Political Science Review

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 91-109

  Baum, Matthew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036521010     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055402004252     Document Type: Article

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