Divided Houses
Gender and the Civil War
Häftad, Engelska, 1993
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1993-02-11
- Mått154 x 223 x 27 mm
- Vikt562 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor448
- FörlagOUP USA
- ISBN9780195080346