The terror that failed: Public opinion in the aftermath of the bombing in Oklahoma City

Public Administration Review

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 201-210

  Lewis, Carol W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0041032741     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-3352.00080     Document Type: Article

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