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Teaching the January 6th Insurrection: Historical Perspectives on a Crisis in American Democracy

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|Oct 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abcsj-2024-0010 | Journal eISSN: 1841-964X | Journal ISSN: 1841-1487
Language: English
Page range: 182 - 207
Published on: Oct 10, 2024
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