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What the Survey of American College Freshmen Tells Us about Their Interest in Politics and Political Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2013

Sheilah Mann
Sheilah Mann*
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American Political Science Association
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , June 1999 , pp. 263 - 268
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