Explaining Democracy: Comparative Politics and Latin America
- ISBN-10
- 1898280320
- ISBN-13
- 9781898280323
- Category
- Democracy
- Pages
- 34
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Author
- Todd Landman
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