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T H E Wi Lson Quarterly - , ,. THE WI LSON QUARTERLY THOMAS JEFFERSON AVIATION READING - ~INAMERICA The New Cold War? Legislative Leviathan Religious Nationalism Confronts the Party Government in the House Secular State GARY W. COX MARK JUERGENSMEYER and MATHEW D. McCUBBINS "This is an indispensible book in helping us This book provides an incisive new look at understand the new world disorder that the inner workings of the House of Represen- seems to be overtaking us. major tatives in the post-World War I1 era. 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