Ethnocentrism as a Short-Term Force in the 2008 American Presidential Election

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 326-340

  Kam, Cindy D ^a   Kinder, Donald R ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84859834835     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2011.00564.x     Document Type: Article

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