The UnCivic Culture: Communication, Identity, and the Rise of Lifestyle Politics

@article{Bennett1998TheUC,
  title={The UnCivic Culture: Communication, Identity, and the Rise of Lifestyle Politics},
  author={W. Lance Bennett},
  journal={PS Political Science \& Politics},
  year={1998},
  volume={31},
  pages={741-761}
}
  • W. Bennett
  • Published 1 December 1998
  • Sociology
  • PS Political Science & Politics
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