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Book Title: Rice in the Time of Sugar : the Political Economy of Food in Cuba
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Louis A. Pérez
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: International / Economics, Exports & Imports, Industries / Agribusiness, Economic Conditions, International Relations / General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba, United States / General
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Business & Economics, History, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 14 Oz
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
