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A History Of Violence: From The End Of The Middle Ages To The Present

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Book Title: History of Violence : from the End of the Middle Ages to the Present

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 1.2in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Robert Muchembled

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: WORLD / European, Social History, Violence in Society

Publisher: Polity Press

Publication Year: 2011

Genre: History, Social Science, Political Science

Item Weight: 20.4 Oz

Number of Pages: 388 Pages

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