"And who Is my neighbor?" Religion and immigration policy attitudes

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 313-331

  Knoll, Benjamin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 66849099520     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01449.x     Document Type: Article

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