The artless art: Leadership and the limits of democratic rhetoric

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 371-389

  Kane, John ^a   Patapan, Haig ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77955730813     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10361146.2010.499162     Document Type: Article

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