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Book Title: Tears, Fire, And Blood: The United States And The Decoloniza...
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Tears, Fire, and Blood : the United States and the Decolonization of Africa
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication Year: 2021
Item Height: 1 in
Subject: Africa / General, United States / General, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: James H. Meriwether
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
