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Part I - A Revolution in Rights?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2025

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Jennifer Pitts
Dan Edelstein
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Stanford University, California
Jennifer Pitts
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University of Chicago
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  • Edited by Dan Edelstein, Stanford University, California, Jennifer Pitts, University of Chicago
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