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Book Title: We Took The Streets: Fighting For Latino Rights With The You...
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Miguel Melendez
Publication Name: We Took the Streets : Fighting for Latino Rights with the Young Lords
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication Year: 2005
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
