The (un)importance of party leaders: Leader images and party choice in the 1987 british election

The Journal of Politics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 447-470

  Stewart, Marianne C ^a   Clarke, Harold D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 84972267191     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2132034     Document Type: Article

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