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Book Title: The Rights Of The Defenseless: Protecting Animals And Childr...
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Publication Name: Rights of the Defenseless : Protecting Animals and Children in Gilded Age America
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2020
Subject: Sociology / General, General, United States / General
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Law, Social Science, History
Author: Susan J. Pearson
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
