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Reflections on a Politically Skeptical Era

Reflections on a Politically Skeptical Era

Dennis Wrong

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2003
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Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9780765801951

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All of the essays included in the present volume were written between 1995 and 2001

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