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Book Title: Violent Environments
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Michael Watts
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Environmental Conservation & Protection, Political Economy, Violence in Society, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Natural Resources
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2001
Genre: Nature, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 464 Pages
