Center-Left's Poisoned Victory
Häftad, Engelska, 2008
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2008-05-01
- Mått140 x 216 x 17 mm
- Vikt396 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieItalian Politics
- Antal sidor322
- FörlagBerghahn Books
- ISBN9781845455583