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Author: Scheper-Hughes, Nancy (Editor)
Book Title: Small Wars: The Cultural Politics Of Childhood
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 1999
Item Weight: 1.33 lbs
