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Book Title: Pakistan: From The Rhetoric Of Democracy To The Rise Of Mili...
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Pakistan: from the Rhetoric of Democracy to the Rise of Militancy
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Subject: Sociology / General, International Relations / General, General, World / Asian
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.1 Oz
Author: Ravi Kalia
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Length: 8.9 in
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Hardcover
