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Book Title: The Seattle General Strike
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Publication Name: Seattle General Strike
Language: English
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: Labor & Industrial Relations, United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, Wa)
Item Height: 0.8 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Author: Robert Friedheim
Item Length: 9.1 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
