A Bluestocking Guide: Political Philosophies

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All Bluestocking Guides are student study guides and are consumable and not reproducible.

SPECIFIC TO A Bluestocking Guide: Ancient Rome

A Bluestocking Guide: Political Philosophies by Jane A. Williams (editor of the Uncle Eric books) is a student study guide designed to reinforce and enhance a student’s understanding of the subject matter presented in the primer, Are You a Liberal? Conservative? or Confused? 

While A Bluestocking Guide: Political Philosophies was designed to work with the second edition of Are You a Liberal? Conservative? or Confused? but the second edition has only minimal changes from the first. Therefore, both the first edition and second edition of the primer will work with the study guide.

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