The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens

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The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens. / Dalton, Russell (Editor); Welzel, Christian (Editor).
New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015. 355 p.

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Dalton R, (ed.), Welzel C, (ed.). The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015. 355 p. doi: 10.1017/CBO9781139600002

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