Seeing Like a State
| Author | : James C. Scott |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 464 |
| Release | : 2020-03-17 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780300246759 |
| ISBN 13 | : 0300246757 |
| Language | : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL |
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