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Acts of Hope: Creating Authority in Literature, Law, and Politics
James Boyd White
This study aims to teach the reader how to read and judge claims of authority made by others and how to decide to which institutions and practices should authority be granted. Thinkers such as Plato, Shakespeare, Dickinson, Mandela and Lincoln are incorporated into the discussion.
338 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 16, 1995 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226895116 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 368 |
| Dimensions | 154 × 231 × 23 mm · 528 g |
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