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Book Title: Religious Rhetoric and American Politics : the Endurance of Civil Religion in Electoral Campaigns
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Christopher B. Chapp
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Rhetoric, Religion, Politics & State
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Religion, Language Arts & Disciplines, Political Science
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
