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Book Title: Government Works : Why Americans Need the Feds
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Milton J. Esman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: United States / 20th Century, Commentary & Opinion, American Government / National
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2000
Genre: History, Political Science
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
