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Book Title: Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking For An East Asi...
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Name: Beyond Liberal Democracy : Political Thinking for an East Asian Context
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 1.1 in
Subject: Asia / General, Human Rights, Political, Political Ideologies / Democracy, World / Asian
Publication Year: 2006
Item Weight: 20 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Daniel A. Bell
Subject Area: Political Science, Philosophy, History
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Perfect
