Russia's Empires
Häftad, Engelska, 2017
Av Valerie A. Kivelson, Ronald Suny, University of Michigan) Kivelson, Valerie A. (Thomas N. Tentler Collegiate Professor and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of History, Thomas N. Tentler Collegiate Professor and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of History, Russia) Suny, Ronald (, William H. Sewell Jr. Distinguished University Professor of History, University of Michigan; Emeritus Professor of Political Science and History at University of Chicago; Senior Researcher at Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, Ronald Grigor Suny
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2017-01-05
- Mått155 x 229 x 30 mm
- Vikt816 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor448
- FörlagOUP USA
- ISBN9780199924394