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Book Title: Social Work In A Globalizing World
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6.3in
Author: Lena Dominelli
Publication Name: Social Work in a Globalizing WORLD
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
