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Book Title: The Peasant Economy And Social Change In North China
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Philip C. C. Huang
Publication Name: Peasant Economy and Social Change in North China
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 1988
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21 Oz
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
