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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2013

Ronald K. L. Collins
Affiliation:
University of Washington, Law School, Seattle
David M. Skover
Affiliation:
Seattle University, School of Law
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On Dissent
Its Meaning in America
, pp. 163 - 172
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2013

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