A Disquisition on Government and Selections from the DiscourseHackett Publishing, 1995 M01 1 - 104 pages The only student edition of Calhoun's writings available, this volume offers the Disquisition in its entirety along with two key selections from the Discourse: Formation of the Federal Period and A Plural Executive Proposed. |
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