George Gallup and the rhetoric of scientific democracy

Communication Monographs

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-179

  Hogan, J Michael ^a  

^a Speech Communication Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Gallup; Polling; Public Opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040238667     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637759709376412     Document Type: Article

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