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We Are Heirs of the World's Revolutions
Preface by Mary-Alice Waters, introduction by Michel Prairie, photos, maps, chart, index.
Available as a fully-accessible ebook for the blind or those with other reading barriers.
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Format: Paper
111 Pages
Edition: 2nd
Year: 2007
Publisher: Pathfinder Press
ISBN: 9780873489898
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