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Book Title: Justifying Revolution: Law, Virtue, And Violence In The Amer...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Phillip Hamilton
Publication Name: Justifying Revolution : Law, Virtue, and Violence in the American War of Independence
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Series: Political Violence in North America Ser.
Publication Year: 2018
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21 Oz
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
