Identity And Modernity In Latin America

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Item Length: 9.2in

Item Height: 0.8in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Jorge Larrain

Publication Name: Identity and Modernity in Latin America

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Polity Press

Publication Year: 2001

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 13 Oz

Number of Pages: 264 Pages