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A Free Nation Deep in Debt: The Financial Roots of Democracy
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In this catalog, A Free Nation Deep in Debt: The Financial Roots of Democracy by James Macdonald lands as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. Edition metadata currently lists 2003 • Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 576 pages, which is useful for judging scope and pace.
Edition on file: 2003 • Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 576 pages • ISBN 9780374171438.
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The clearest standout is the reading lane it sits in: Idea-led • Deep dive.
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Best approached in a couple of steady sittings rather than in constant tiny fragments.
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