Politics and Partnerships: The Role of Voluntary Associations in America’s Political Past and Present
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edited by Elisabeth S. Clemens and Doug Guthrie Politics and Partnerships: The Role of Voluntary Associations in America’s Political Past and Present by Elisabeth S. Clemens; Doug Guthrie Review by: Nina Eliasoph American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 118, No. 2 (September 2012), pp. 504-506 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/666598 . Accessed: 11/04/2013 13:54
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