Taiwanese identity and democracy: The social psychology of Taiwan’s 2004 elections

Taiwanese Identity and Democracy: The Social Psychology of Taiwan's 2004 Elections

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-235

  Bedford, Olwen ^a   Hwang, Kwang Kuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84994240199     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9781403983558     Document Type: Book

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