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Book Title: Our Compelling Interests: The Value Of Diversity For Democra...
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Our Compelling Interests : the Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Subject: Public Policy / General, Civics & Citizenship, Political Ideologies / Democracy, Essays
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 13.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science
Author: Nancy Cantor
Item Length: 8.9 in
Series: Our Compelling Interests Ser.
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
