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Book Title: After Brown: The Rise And Retreat Of School Desegregation
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Name: After Brown : the Rise and Retreat of School Desegregation
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2006
Subject: Educational Policy & Reform / General, Educational Policy & Reform / Federal Legislation, Discrimination & Race Relations, General, History
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14 Oz
Item Length: 9.1 in
Author: Charles T. Clotfelter
Subject Area: Social Science, Education
Item Width: 6.6 in
Format: Perfect
