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A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S Research on portions of the book was funded by the American Council of Learned Societies, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Swarthmore College. Thanks go to my friends at Swarthmore and elsewhere who read portions of the book and offered suggestions--Charles Balestri, Mark Booth, John Hinchey, Marie Nelson, Joseph Patwell, James Rosier, Bernard Smith, Paula Smith, Susan Snyder, Philip Weinstein, and Susan Williamson. ...

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