Meeting the challenge of Latino voter mobilization

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 601, Issue , 2005, Pages 85-101

  Michelson, Melissa R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canvassing; Latino; Mobilization; Turnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944535394     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716205278403     Document Type: Article

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