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| Author | : Jyotsna Sreenivasan |
| File Size | : 43,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : ABC-CLIO |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 24 October 2008 |
| ISBN | : 9781598840520 |
| Pages | : 451 pages |
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" ... Utopias in American History gives readers a detailed sense of daily life in many different communal societies."--Back cover.
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