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Women in Cuba: The Making of a Revolution Within the Revolution
Introduction by Mary-Alice Waters. Photo sections, maps, glossary, index.
Format: Paper
346 Pages
Edition: 1st
Year: 2012
Publisher: Pathfinder Press
ISBN: 9781604880366
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