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Book Title: Sovereignty and Authenticity : Manchukuo and the East Asian Modern
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Topic: Asia / General, Imperialism, Asia / China, World / Asian
Publication Year: 2004
Item Height: 0.8 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, History
Item Weight: 23.2 Oz
Item Length: 10.2 in
Author: Prasenjit Duara
Item Width: 7 in
Book Series: State and Society in East Asia Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
