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Book Title: American Politics : the Promise of Disharmony
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Topic: Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Movements / Idealism, General, American Government / General, United States / General
Publication Year: 1983
Item Height: 0.8 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Philosophy, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Samuel P. Huntington
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
