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Reconsidering American Political Thought

Reconsidering American Political Thought

Saladin Ambar

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2019
Materia
Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9781138341722

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Filling in the missing spaces left by traditional textbooks on American Political Thought, Saladin Ambar uses race, gender and ethnicity as a lens through which to engage on-going debates on American values and intellectual traditions.

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