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Book Title: Assessing The President: The Media, Elite Opinion, And Publi...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Richard A. Brody
Publication Name: Assessing the President : the Media, Elite Opinion, and Public Support
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 1992
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 220 Pages