Christian Democracy Across the Iron Curtain
Europe Redefined
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
Av Piotr H. Kosicki, Sławomir Łukasiewicz, Slawomir Lukasiewicz, S¿awomir ¿Ukasiewicz
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2017-11-20
- Mått148 x 210 x 32 mm
- Vikt758 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor468
- Upplaga17001
- FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
- ISBN9783319640860