On an Empty Stomach
Two Hundred Years of Hunger Relief
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2020-04-15
- Mått152 x 229 x 24 mm
- Vikt907 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor277
- FörlagCornell University Press
- ISBN9781501748653
- UtmärkelserWinner of Association for the Study of Food and Society Book Award 2021 (United States)
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