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Culture As History
The Transformation of American Society in the Twentieth Century
by Warren Susman
ISBN: 1588340511
ISBN-13: 9781588340511
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Harpercollins
Published date: 2003
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.06 pounds
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Culture as History [Paperback] (Qty: 40)
Warren Susman
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CULTURE AS HISTORY : The Transformation of American Society in the Twentieth Century
Susman, Warren I
Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2003. AS-NEW condition softcover. Includes the " best of Warren Susman's essays...eye-opening tour of the highlights of American culture." 321 pages, with illustrations, afterwords, notes and index.. ( more information) Offered by Books-n-Things (United States)
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