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Book Title: City Making: Building Communities Without Building Walls
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: City Making : Building Communities Without Building Walls
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2001
Subject: Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Public Policy / Regional Planning
Item Weight: 14 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 8.9 in
Subject Area: Political Science
Author: Gerald E. Frug
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
