Published 1978
by Arno Press in New York .
Written in
Edition Notes
| Other titles | New York times. |
| Statement | Stuart Bruchey, advisory editor, Gene Brown, editor. |
| Series | The Great contemporary issues |
| Contributions | Bruchey, Stuart Weems., Brown, Gene. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | TD171 .E53 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xi, 373 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 373 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL4720385M |
| ISBN 10 | 0405111959 |
| LC Control Number | 78007393 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 3842923 |
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