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Book Title: Our Kids : the American DREAM in Crisis
Item Length: 8.4in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Robert D. Putnam
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / General, Public Policy / Social Policy, Economic Conditions, United States / 21st Century, Public Policy / Economic Policy
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Business & Economics, History, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 11.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
