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Politics: Who Gets What, When, How
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January 1937Published on January 1, 1937Courtesy Reuters Share & Download Print Subscribe to unlock this feature or Sign in. Save Sign in and save to read later Close Share
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A discussion of the methods by which individuals and classes get and keep political power, with concrete illustrations drawn from practice in various nations. The author is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago.
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Politics: Who Gets What, When, How By Harold D. Lasswell
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