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Book Title: Is Geography Destiny?: Lessons From Latin America
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: John Luke Gallup
Publication Name: Is Geography Destiny? : Lessons from Latin America
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 2003
Series: Latin American Development Forum Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 188 Pages
