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Book Title: Why Liberals Win (Even When They Lose Elections) : How America's Raucous, Nasty, and Mean Culture Wars Make for a More Inclusive Nation
Item Length: 8.7in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.6in
Author: Stephen Prothero
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Social History, Popular Culture, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, History, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism, Religion, Politics & State
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Religion, History, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 11.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
