Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality
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Richard Thompson Ford., & Richard Thompson Ford|AUTHOR. (2011). Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality . Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard Thompson Ford and Richard Thompson Ford|AUTHOR. 2011. Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard Thompson Ford and Richard Thompson Ford|AUTHOR. Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Richard Thompson Ford, and Richard Thompson Ford|AUTHOR. Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
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