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Book Title: Sri Lanka--Ethnic Fratricide And The Dismantling Of Democrac...
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah
Publication Name: Sri Lanka--Ethnic Fratricide and the Dismantling of Democracy
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Reprint
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 1991
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 205 Pages
