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Book Title: The Socialist Alternative: Real Human Development
Item Length: 8.2in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 5.4in
Author: Michael A. Lebowitz
Publication Name: Socialist Alternative : Real Human Development
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
