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Book Title: Enforcing Equality: Congress, The Constitution, And The Prot...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Rebecca E. Zietlow
Publication Name: Enforcing Equality : Congress, the Constitution, and the Protection of Individual Rights
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: NY University Press
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 265 Pages
