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In defence of politics

by Bernard Crick

An examination of politics as a process of compromise that secures freedom and order in diverse societies. This edition analyses the 1989 Eastern European revolutions alongside contemporary conflicts in Northern Ireland, South Africa, and the Middle East.

Accession 7895 ISBN 0140206558 Publisher Penguin
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