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Book Title: Having People, Having Heart: Charity, Sustainable Developmen...
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
Publication Name: Having People, Having Heart : Charity, Sustainable Development, and Problems of Dependence in Central Uganda
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Item Height: 0 in
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: Ngos (Non-Governmental Organizations), Sociology / General, Philanthropy & Charity, Black Studies (Global), Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Africa / Central, Development / Sustainable Development
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.2 Oz
Item Length: 0.9 in
Author: China Scherz
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
