6 edition of The Changing American Mind found in the catalog.
Published
January 1, 1993
by University of Michigan Press
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Written in
The Physical Object | |
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Format | Hardcover |
Number of Pages | 518 |
ID Numbers | |
Open Library | OL7633376M |
ISBN 10 | 047209498X |
ISBN 10 | 9780472094981 |
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