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Book Title: Student Activism in Malaysia : Crucible, Mirror, Sideshow
Item Length: 10in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 7in
Author: Meredith L. Weiss
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Asia / Southeast Asia
Publisher: Cornell University, Southeast Asia Program Publications
Publication Year: 2011
Genre: History
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 308 Pages
