Ideology and spatial voting in American elections

Ideology and Spatial Voting in American Elections

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-242

  Jessee, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84924484804     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139198714     Document Type: Book

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