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Book Title: Benevolent Empire: U S Power, Humanitarianism, And The Worl...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Stephen R. Porter
Publication Name: Benevolent Empire : U. S. Power, Humanitarianism, and the World's Dispossessed
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Ser.
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
