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The Death And Life Of Great American Cities

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Book Title: Death and Life of Great American Cities

Number of Pages: 480 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Topic: Regional Studies, Research, Sociology / Urban

Publication Year: 1992

Item Height: 1 in

Genre: Social Science

Item Weight: 11.8 Oz

Author: Jane Jacobs

Item Length: 8 in

Item Width: 5.2 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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