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Book Title: Two Treatises Of Government
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Two Treatises of Government : In the Former, the False Principles and Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer, and His Followers, Are Detected and Overthrown. the Latter Is an Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent, and End of Civil Government
Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, The Limited, T.H.E.
Subject: History & Theory, Natural Law, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism, Political Freedom
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.1 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: John Locke
Subject Area: Law, Political Science
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
