Authoritarianism, threat, and Americans' support for the war on terror

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 546-560

  Hetherington, Marc ^a   Suhay, Elizabeth ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 79960002955     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2011.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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