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Book Title: Divided Korea: Toward A Culture Of Reconciliation
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Roland Bleiker
Publication Name: Divided Korea : Toward a Culture of Reconciliation
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication Year: 2008
Series: Barrows Lectures
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages