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Book Title: Texas Land Ethics
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Pete A. Y. Gunter, MAX Oelschlaeger
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Environmental Conservation & Protection, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Year: 1998
Genre: Nature, Political Science
Item Weight: 9 Oz
Number of Pages: 174 Pages
