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A Socialist Defector: From Harvard To Karl-Marx-Allee

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Book Title: A Socialist Defector: From Harvard To Karl-Marx-Allee

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Author: VICTOR Grossman

Publication Name: Socialist Defector : from Harvard to Karl-Marx-Allee

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Monthly Review Press

Publication Year: 2019

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 16 Oz

Number of Pages: 352 Pages

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