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Book Title: Getting Ahead: Social Mobility, Public Housing, And Immigran...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Silvia Dominguez
Publication Name: Getting Ahead : Social Mobility, Public Housing, and Immigrant Networks
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NY University Press
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 278 Pages
