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Book Title: International Migration And Knowledge
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Name: International Migration and Knowledge
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2008
Subject: Public Policy / Immigration, Knowledge Capital, Earth Sciences / Geography, International / Economics, General
Item Height: 0.6 in
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Vladimir Baláz, Allan Williams
Subject Area: Political Science, Science, Business & Economics
Item Length: 9.5 in
Item Width: 7 in
Series: Routledge Studies in Human Geography Ser.
Format: Hardcover
