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Item Length: 9.8in.

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Author: J. Donald Hughes

Publication Name: Environmental History of the WORLD : Humankind's Changing Role in the Community of Life

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Year: 2009

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Item Weight: 26.5 Oz

Number of Pages: 320 Pages

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