Of crusades and culture wars: "messianic" militarism and political conflict in the United States

Journal of Politics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 307-322

  Barker, David C ^a   Hurwitz, Jon ^a   Nelson, Traci L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 41549132158     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381608080328     Document Type: Article

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