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Book Title: Democracy Without Politics
Item Length: 1in
Item Height: 0.1in
Item Width: 0.6in
Author: Steven Bilakovics
Publication Name: Democracy Without Politics
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 314 Pages
