Enchanted America: How Intuition & Reason Divide Our Politics
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The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
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J. Eric Oliver., J. Eric Oliver|AUTHOR., & Thomas J. Wood|AUTHOR. (2018). Enchanted America: How Intuition & Reason Divide Our Politics . The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)J. Eric Oliver, J. Eric Oliver|AUTHOR and Thomas J. Wood|AUTHOR. 2018. Enchanted America: How Intuition & Reason Divide Our Politics. The University of Chicago Press.
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