The Oxford Handbook of Late Colonial Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
Av Martin Thomas, Gareth Curless, University of Exeter) Thomas, Martin (Senior Lecturer, Department of History, Senior Lecturer, Department of History, University of ExeterSenior Lecturer, Department of History, University of Exeter) Curless, Gareth (Professor of Imperial History, Professor of Imperial History, University of ExeterProfessor of Imperial History
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2023-11-02
- Mått79 x 250 x 45 mm
- Vikt1 488 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieOxford Handbooks
- Antal sidor768
- FörlagOUP OXFORD
- ISBN9780198866787