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Princeton Readings in Political Thought Pub Date : 2018-07-31 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-05194-3_4

F. Fanon

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Princeton Readings in Political Thought Pub Date : 2018-07-31 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv19fvzzk.55

G. Orwell

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Bolshevism 布尔什维克主义

Princeton Readings in Political Thought Pub Date : 2018-07-31 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv19fvzzk.42

V. Lenin

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The Ballot or the Bullet 选票还是子弹

Princeton Readings in Political Thought Pub Date : 2018-07-31 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv19fvzzk.60

M. X.

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Lordship and Bondage 王权和奴役

Princeton Readings in Political Thought Pub Date : 2018-07-31 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv19fvzzk.33

G. Hegel

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Declaration of the Rights of Women and Citizens 妇女和公民权利宣言

Princeton Readings in Political Thought Pub Date : 2018-07-31 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv19fvzzk.30

Marie-Olympes de Gouges

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Fascism 法西斯主义

Princeton Readings in Political Thought Pub Date : 2018-07-31 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv19fvzzk.49

Benito Mussolini

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Politics and Law 政治与法律

Princeton Readings in Political Thought Pub Date : 2018-07-31 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv19fvzzk.12

T. Aquinas

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The Prince and Discourses (Selections) 《君主与话语》(选集)

Princeton Readings in Political Thought Pub Date : 2018-07-31 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv19fvzzk.15

N. Machiavelli

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Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism 爱国主义和世界主义

Princeton Readings in Political Thought Pub Date : 2018-07-31 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv19fvzzk.72

M. Nussbaum

引用次数: 475