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Book Title: Straight Power Concepts In The Middle East: Us Foreign Polic...
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 5.3in
Author: Gregory Harms
Publication Name: Straight Power concepts in the Middle East: US Foreign Policy, Israel and WORLD History
Format: Book, Trade Paperback, Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 242 Pages
