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Book Title: Tupac Amaru Rebellion
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Charles F. Walker
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Revolutionary, Latin America / South America, Native American
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: History
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 376 Pages
