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Book Title: Foundations Of The American Century: The Ford, Carnegie, And...
Item Length: 8.9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.9in
Author: Inderjeet Parmar
Publication Name: Foundations of the American Century : The Ford, Carnegie, and Rockefeller Foundations in the Rise of American Power
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
