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Book Title: Lessons Of Disaster: Policy Change After Catastrophic Events
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Thomas A. Birkland
Publication Name: Lessons of Disaster : Policy Change after Catastrophic events
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Publication Year: 2006
Series: American Governance and Public Policy Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
