The Captive American

ISBN-10
0929158016
ISBN-13
9780929158013
Category
Political participation
Pages
302
Language
English
Published
1988
Authors
Lee Brandenburg, Andrew Lewis Shepherd

Description

Brandenburg has uncovered the startling political process that controls national decision-making, the mechanisms that have taken over the system because we let them-and the people behind the scenes who hold us captive.

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