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| Savages, Romans, and despots: thinking about others from Montaigne to Herder R Launay University of Chicago Press, 2018 | 23 | 2018 |
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| Montesquieu: the Specter of Despotism and the origins of comparative law R Launay Rethinking the Masters of Comparative Law, 24-40, 2001 | 21 | 2001 |
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| Introduction: Writing boards and blackboards R Launay Islamic education in Africa: writing boards and blackboards, 1-26, 2016 | 19 | 2016 |
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