Ideological Conflict In American Political Culture: The Discourse Of Civil Society And American National Narratives In American History Textbooks

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 84-130

  Magnuson, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84937270146     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb013313     Document Type: Review

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