The Radical Middle Class: Populist Democracy and the Question of Capitalism in Progressive Era Portland, Oregon
- ISBN-10
- 0691096686
- ISBN-13
- 9780691096681
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 394
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Author
- Robert D. Johnston
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