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Book Title: Democracy And Knowledge: Innovation And Learning In Classica...
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Name: Democracy and Knowledge : Innovation and Learning in Classical Athens
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2010
Item Height: 1.1 in
Subject: Political Process / General, Ancient / Greece, History & Theory, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Item Weight: 18 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Josiah Ober
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
