The culture wars and urban electoral politics: Sexuality, race, and class in Tacoma, Washington

Political Geography

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-291

  Brown, Michael ^a   Knopp, Larry ^b   Morrill, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; HOMOSEXUALITY; RACE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POLITICS;

NORTH AMERICA; TACOMA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15844398948     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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