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Book Title: Electrifying India: Regional Political Economies Of Developm...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Sunila S. Kale
Publication Name: Electrifying India : Regional Political Economies of Development
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
