Review of Ayn Rand and Song of Russia: Communism and Anti-Communism in 1940s Hollywood by Robert Mayhew

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07/30/2014 Journal of Libertarian Studies Stephen D. Cox

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In this article, Stephen Cox reviews Robert Mayhew's Ayn Rand and Song of Russia: Communism and Anti-Communism in 1940s Hollywood.

Volume 19, Number 4 (2005)

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Cox, Stephen. "Review of Ayn Rand and Song of Russia: Communism and Anti-Communism in 1940s Hollywood by Robert Mayhew." Journal of Libertarian Studies 19, No. 4 (2005): 83–96.

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