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The Metropolitan Frontier and American Politics

The Metropolitan Frontier and American Politics

Daniel Elazar

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2020
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Historia
ISBN:
9781138536814
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The Metropolitan Frontier and American Politics was begun in the late 1950s under the auspices of the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs as a study of the eight 'lesser' metropolitan areas in Illinois.  This text will be of great interest to students of politics, American history and ethnography.

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