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The Power of Projections : How Maps Reflect Global Politics and History. Arthur Jay Klinghoffer

Author: Arthur Jay Klinghoffer
Published Date: 30 Apr 2006
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Format: Hardback::208 pages
ISBN10: 0275991350
Publication City/Country: Westport, United States
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimension: 163.58x 236.47x 22.1mm::476.27g

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