The tea party and the remaking of Republican conservatism

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-43

  Williamson, Vanessa ^a   Skocpol, Theda ^a   Coggin, John ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 79960369648     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S153759271000407X     Document Type: Article

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