The culture war: Is America polarizing?

Issues in American Politics: Polarized Politics in the Age of Obama

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 83-97

  Wroe, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84921591578     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203524381     Document Type: Chapter

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