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Author: Cohen, Aaron J. (Author)
Book Title: Imagining The Unimaginable: World War, Modern Art, And The P...
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2008
Item Weight: 1.09 lbs
