The Nature of Belief Systems Reconsidered

Book Overview

The Nature of Belief Systems brings back into print Philip E. Converse's classic 1964 paper on mass political ignorance. Converse's paper is followed by reflections on the subsequent years of research and on their empirical, normative, and research implications by leading scholars of public opinion, political psychology, American political development, and normative theory.

This book was originally published as a special issue of Critical Review.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415696186
• ISBN13: 9780415696180
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"