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Book Title: Making Of The 1944 Education Act
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Michael Barber
Publication Name: Making of the 1944 Education Act
Format: United Kingdom-Trade PAPER
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication Year: 2000
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 6.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 130 Pages
