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Book Title: Pristine Culture of Capitalism : a Historical Essay ON Old Regimes and Modern States
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.5in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Ellen Meiksins Wood
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Political Economy, Economic History, Essays
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication Year: 1991
Genre: Business & Economics, History, Political Science
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 212 Pages
