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Book Title: Getting by : Women Homeworkers and Rural Economic Development
Item Length: 9 in
Item Height: 0.5 in
Item Width: 6 in
Author: Christina E. Gringeri
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Women's Studies, Labor, Sociology / Rural, Public Policy / Regional Planning
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication Year: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
