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We, the Jury
The Jury System and the Ideal of Democracy With a New Preface
by Jeffrey Abramson
ISBN: 0674004302
ISBN-13: 9780674004306
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Published date: 2000
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.1 pounds
Pages: 308
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