The Vanishing Hectare: Property and Value in Postsocialist Transylvania

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Book Title: Vanishing Hectare : Property and Value in Postsocialist Transylvania

Item Length: 9.2in

Item Height: 1.1in

Item Width: 6.1in

Author: Katherine Verdery

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: Economic History, Europe / Eastern, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Sociology / Rural

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Publication Year: 2003

Genre: Business & Economics, History, Social Science, Political Science

Item Weight: 32.1 Oz

Number of Pages: 448 Pages