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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2016

By
Alan S. Gerber  and
Eric Schickler
Edited by
Alan S. Gerber  and
Eric Schickler
Alan S. Gerber
Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
Eric Schickler
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
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Governing in a Polarized Age
Elections, Parties, and Political Representation in America
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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