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Book Title: Modern Albania: From Dictatorship To Democracy In Europe
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Fred C. Abrahams
Publication Name: Modern Albania : from Dictatorship to Democracy in Europe
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NY University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
