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Book results in keynotes and awards: Nancy MacLean

Since publishing her New York Times bestseller, Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America, in 2017, Nancy MacLean PhD’89 has presented more than 170 invited keynotes or talks on the book, including at 65 universities. The book has won three awards and numerous accolades, including positive reviews from publications such as The Atlantic, Publisher’s Weekly, and The New York Times Book Review. MacLean is a professor of history at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

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