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Book Title: Preface to American Political Theory
Item Length: 9 in
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Width: 6 in
Author: Donald S. Lutz
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Constitutions, History & Theory, American Government / General, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication Year: 1992
Genre: Political Science
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
