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Breckman, Warren, 1963-

Adventures of the symbolic: post-Marxism and radical democracy / Warren Breckman.

    pages cm.—(Columbia Studies in political thought/political history)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-231-14394-3 (cloth: alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-231-51289-3 (e-book)

 1. Political science—Philosophy. 2. Social sciences—Philosophy. 3. Philosophy, Marxist. 4. Democracy. 5. Radicalism. I. Title.

JA71.B734 2013

321.8—dc23

2012037769

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