Losing heart: Declining support and the political marketing of the Afghanistan mission

Canadian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 911-937

  Fletcher, Joseph F ^a   Bastedo, Heather ^a   Hove, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 77949587181     PISSN: 00084239     EISSN: 17449324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0008423909990667     Document Type: Article

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