Religion, Class, and the Postwar Development of the Dutch Welfare State
Inbunden, Engelska, 2018
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2018-08-14
- Mått156 x 234 x 25 mm
- Vikt654 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor340
- Upplaga0
- FörlagAmsterdam University Press
- ISBN9789462986411