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Book Title: Democracy And Education
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
Publication Name: Democracy and Education
Language: English
Publisher: Wilder Publications, Incorporated
Subject: Experimental Methods, General, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Publication Year: 2008
Item Height: 0.7 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.4 Oz
Author: John Dewey
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Philosophy, Education
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
