A new look at turnover in the U.S. house of representatives, 1789-1998

American Politics Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 435-457

  Swain, John W ^a   Borrelli, Stephen A ^a   Reed, Brian C ^a   Evans, Sean F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0242363053     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X00028004001     Document Type: Review

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