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Book Title: Why Parties?: A Second Look
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Why Parties? : a Second Look
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Subject: American Government / General, Political Process / Political Parties, United States / General
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2011
Item Weight: 19.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: John H. Aldrich
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
