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War and Peace

War and Peace

Howard Fast

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
1992
Materia
Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9781563242076

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These essays examine the official violence inflicted on Nicaragua, El Salvador, Grenada, Panama and Iraq and the unofficial violence that is taking place in the cities of the United States, and offer a humane vision of what America and the rest of the world could be.

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