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Orthodoxy and reason of state. / Hopfl, H.
In: History of Political Thought, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2002, p. 211-237.

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Hopfl, H 2002, 'Orthodoxy and reason of state.', History of Political Thought, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 211-237.

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Hopfl, H. (2002). Orthodoxy and reason of state. History of Political Thought, 23(2), 211-237.

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Hopfl H. Orthodoxy and reason of state. History of Political Thought. 2002;23(2):211-237.

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Hopfl, H. / Orthodoxy and reason of state. In: History of Political Thought. 2002 ; Vol. 23, No. 2. pp. 211-237.

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