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The Poet and the Diplomat
The Correspondence of Dag Hammarskjold and Alexis Leger
by Dag Hammarskjold ; Saint-John Perse ; Alexis Leger
ISBN: 0815629257
ISBN-13: 9780815629252
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr
Published date: 2001
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Pages: 208
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