Rhetoric of Atrocities: The Place of Horrific Human Rights Abuses in Presidential Persuasion Efforts

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-202

  Ben Porath, Eran N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 85055360063     PISSN: 03604918     EISSN: 17415705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2007.02593.x     Document Type: Article

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