Can it happen here?: authoritarianism in America
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New York : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, 2018.
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xi, 481 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Acclaimed legal scholar, Harvard professor, and New York Times bestselling author Cass R. Sunstein queried a number of the nation's leading thinkers on whether authoritarianism can happen in America and compiled a collection of their essays that explore the lessons of history, how democracies crumble, how propaganda works, and the role of the media, courts, elections, and fake news play in the modern political landscape.

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Acclaimed legal scholar, Harvard professor, and New York Times bestselling author Cass R. Sunstein queried a number of the nation's leading thinkers on whether authoritarianism can happen in America and compiled a collection of their essays that explore the lessons of history, how democracies crumble, how propaganda works, and the role of the media, courts, elections, and fake news play in the modern political landscape.

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Sunstein, C. R., Posner, E. A., Balkin, J. M., Cowen, T., Sunstein, C. R., Power, S., Goldsmith, J. L., Ginsburg, T., Feldman, N., Stenner, K., & Ackerman, B. A. (2018). Can it happen here?: authoritarianism in America. First edition. Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow.

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Cass R., Sunstein et al.. 2018. Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America. Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow.

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Cass R., Sunstein et al., Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America. Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, 2018.

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Sunstein, Cass R.,, et al. Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America. First edition. Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, 2018.

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