Published 2012
by Rutgers University Press in New Brunswick, New Jersey .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
| Statement | Dora Apel |
| Series | New directions in international studies |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | N8260 .A64 2012 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | pages cm |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL25122320M |
| ISBN 10 | 9780813553955, 9780813553948, 9780813553962 |
| LC Control Number | 2011048990 |
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