Summary, Analysis & Review of Christopher H. Achen's & Larry M. Bartels's Democracy for Realists
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Instaread., Instaread|AUTHOR., & Dwight Equitz|READER. (2016). Summary, Analysis & Review of Christopher H. Achen's & Larry M. Bartels's Democracy for Realists . Instaread.
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