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Book Title: Human Rights And Choice In Poverty: Food Insecurity, Depende...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Alan G. Smith
Publication Name: Human Rights and Choice in Poverty : Food Insecurity, Dependency, and Human Rights-Based Development Aid for the Third World Rural Poor
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication Year: 1997
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
