The rise and fall of nasty politics in America

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 416-421

  Shea, Daniel M ^a   Sproveri, Alex ^b  

^a Health Services and Department of Biology   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84862215231     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096512000480     Document Type: Conference Paper

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