First published 2001
by Routledge
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Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
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Reprinted 2002

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© 2001 Lauri Karvonen and Stein Kuhnle for editorial and
selection matter; individual contributors their contribution

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Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data
Party systems and voter alignments revisited/edited by Lauri Karvonen
and Stein Kuhnle.
p. cm.-(Routledge advances in international relations and politics)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Political parties. 2. Voting. 3. Comparative government.
I. Karvonen, Lauri. II. Kuhnle, Stein. III. Series.
JF2051.P296 2000
324.9-dc21 00-029115

ISBN 0-415-23720-3

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