Repurposing Mises: Murray Rothbard and the Birth of Anarchocapitalism

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Repurposing Mises : Murray Rothbard and the Birth of Anarchocapitalism. / Jensen, Jacob.

I: Journal of the History of Ideas, Bind 83, Nr. 2, 2022, s. 315-332.

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Jensen, J 2022, 'Repurposing Mises: Murray Rothbard and the Birth of Anarchocapitalism', Journal of the History of Ideas, bind 83, nr. 2, s. 315-332. https://doi.org/10.1353/jhi.2022.0015

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Jensen, J. (2022). Repurposing Mises: Murray Rothbard and the Birth of Anarchocapitalism. Journal of the History of Ideas, 83(2), 315-332. https://doi.org/10.1353/jhi.2022.0015

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Jensen J. Repurposing Mises: Murray Rothbard and the Birth of Anarchocapitalism. Journal of the History of Ideas. 2022;83(2):315-332. https://doi.org/10.1353/jhi.2022.0015

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Jensen, Jacob. / Repurposing Mises : Murray Rothbard and the Birth of Anarchocapitalism. I: Journal of the History of Ideas. 2022 ; Bind 83, Nr. 2. s. 315-332.

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