Constitutional Democracy
Creating and Maintaining a Just Political Order
Häftad, Engelska, 2008
Av Walter F. Murphy, Princeton University) Murphy, Walter F. (McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Emeritus, Walter F Murphy
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2008-10-27
- Mått156 x 235 x 30 mm
- Vikt748 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieJohns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought
- Antal sidor568
- FörlagJohns Hopkins University Press
- ISBN9780801891076
- UtmärkelserWinner of PROSE Award for Best Book in Social Sciences 2007 (United States)