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Book Title: Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Topic: Constitutions, American Government / Executive Branch, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publication Year: 2020
Item Height: 0.3 in
Genre: Political Science
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: William G. Howell, Terry M. Moe
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
