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The Political Thought of Sir Isaiah Berlin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2009

Bhikhu Parekh
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British Journal of Political Science , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , April 1982 , pp. 201 - 226
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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