Whales And Nations: Environmental Diplomacy On The High Seas

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Book Title: Whales And Nations: Environmental Diplomacy On The High Seas

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.9in

Item Width: 5.9in

Author: Kurkpatrick Dorsey

Publication Name: Whales and Nations : Environmental Diplomacy ON the High Seas Trading

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Publication Year: 2016

Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Bks.

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 16.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 392 Pages