Militarized Cultural Encounters in the Long Nineteenth Century
Making War, Mapping Europe
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2019-02-08
- Mått148 x 210 x 22 mm
- Vikt506 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieWar, Culture and Society, 1750–1850
- Antal sidor370
- FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
- ISBN9783030086497