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Book Title: The Banana: Empires, Trade Wars, And Globalization
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: James Wiley
Publication Name: Banana : Empires, Trade Wars, and Globalization
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2010
Series: AT Table Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 316 Pages
