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Crazy Love 疯狂的爱
Not Quite Hope and Other Political Emotions in the Gilded Age Pub Date : 2018-12-13 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780198831693.003.0001
Nathan Wolff
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Cynical Reason in the Cranky Age 暴躁时代的愤世嫉俗理性
Not Quite Hope and Other Political Emotions in the Gilded Age Pub Date : 2018-12-13 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198831693.003.0005
Nathan Wolff
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Desire, Disgust, Democracy 欲望，厌恶，民主
Not Quite Hope and Other Political Emotions in the Gilded Age Pub Date : 2018-12-13 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198831693.003.0002
Nathan Wolff
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On the Hatred of Hypocrites 论伪君子的仇恨
Not Quite Hope and Other Political Emotions in the Gilded Age Pub Date : 2018-12-13 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198831693.003.0004
Nathan Wolff
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Introduction Bureaucratic Vistas 引言:官僚主义远景
Not Quite Hope and Other Political Emotions in the Gilded Age Pub Date : 2018-12-13 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198831693.003.0007
Nathan Wolff
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Coda Election Fatigue 选举疲劳
Not Quite Hope and Other Political Emotions in the Gilded Age Pub Date : 2018-12-13 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780198831693.003.0006
Nathan Wolff
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Strange Apathy 奇怪的冷漠
Not Quite Hope and Other Political Emotions in the Gilded Age Pub Date : 2018-12-13 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780198831693.003.0003
Nathan Wolff
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