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Making All The Difference: Inclusion, Exclusion, And American Law

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Book Title: Making All the Difference : Inclusion, Exclusion, and American Law

Item Length: 8.9in

Item Height: 0.9in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Martha Minow

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Features: Reprint

Topic: Sociology / General, Civil Rights, General, Jurisprudence

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Publication Year: 1991

Genre: Law, Social Science, Political Science

Item Weight: 32.1 Oz

Number of Pages: 424 Pages

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