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Book Title: Reflections on the Revolution in France
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Topic: Europe / France, Revolutionary, Comparative Politics
Publication Year: 1982
Item Height: 0.7 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, History
Item Weight: 10.9 Oz
Author: Edmund Burke
Item Length: 7.7 in
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Uk-B Format Paperback
