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Book Title: The Rights And Wrongs Of Land Restitution: 'Restoring What W...
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Rights and Wrongs of Land Restitution : 'restoring What Was Ours'
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Year: 2009
Subject: Land Use, Indigenous Studies, General, Anthropology / General, Property
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Law, Social Science
Author: Deborah James
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
