Assuming the costs of war: Events, elites, and American public support for military conflict

Journal of Politics

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 975-997

  Berinsky, Adam J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 34248593854     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2508.2007.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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