Graduate Student Antonia Alksnis published in Political Theory

Published by Kristine Nera | Nov 24, 2025

Antonia Alksnis, “The Hottentot’s Chain: Pride and Return to Equality in Rousseau’s Second Discourse,” Political Theory, OnlineFirst.

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