Drafting support for war: Conscription and mass support for warfare

Journal of Politics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 524-534

  Horowitz, Michael C ^a   Levendusky, Matthew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 79958846565     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381611000119     Document Type: Article

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