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Do Changing Values Explain the New Politics? A Critical Assessment of the Postmaterialist Thesis

Clem BrooksState University of New York-Stony BrookCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jeff ManzaUniversity of California-Berkeley
Pages 541-570 | Published online: 12 Dec 2016

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