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Cardinal Mercier in the First World War
Belgium, Germany and the Catholic Church
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2018-10-24
- Mått170 x 230 x 15 mm
- Vikt505 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieKADOC-Studies on Religion, Culture and Society
- Antal sidor264
- FörlagLeuven University Press
- ISBN9789462701649
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