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Book Title: Reconstructing The University: Worldwide Shifts In Academia ...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Jay Gabler, David John Frank
Publication Name: Reconstructing the University : Worldwide Shifts in Academia in the 20th Century
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
