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| Author | : Simon Schama |
| File Size | : 43,8 Mb |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins Publishers |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 19 April 1996 |
| ISBN | : 0006863485 |
| Pages | : 652 pages |
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