Book Reviews: Libertarianism—A Primer by David Boaz; Libertarianism: A Reader by David Boaz; and What It Means to Be a Libertarian by Charles Murray

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07/30/2014 Journal of Libertarian Studies Jeffrey A. Tucker

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Volume 13, Number 1 (1997)

The American anti-statist intellectual tradition includes a wide variety of thinkers, from left utopians to secessionist agrarians to right anarchists. In this article, Jeffrey A. Tucker offers reviews for multiple books on Libertarianism.

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Tucker, Jeffrey A. "Book Reviews: Libertarianism—A Primer by David Boaz; Libertarianism: A Reader by David Boaz; and What It Means to Be a Libertarian by Charles Murray." Journal of Libertarian Studies 13, No. 1 (1997): 109–120.

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