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Book Title: Democracy Denied, 1905-1915: Intellectuals And The Fate Of D...
Number of Pages: 404 Pages
Publication Name: Democracy Denied, 1905-1915
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Subject: Modern / 20th Century, General, Popular Culture, Violence in Society, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 2008
Item Weight: 25.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 0.9 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author: Charles Kurzman
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Hardcover
