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Paradoxical Harvest: Energy and Explanation in British History, 1870-1914 Paperback - 1982
by Richard N. Adams
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- Title Paradoxical Harvest: Energy and Explanation in British History, 1870-1914
- Author Richard N. Adams
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 156
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
- Date 1982-09-30
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780521288668 / 0521288665
- Weight 0.52 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.36 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 0.91 cm)
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- Chronological Period: Modern
- Library of Congress subjects Economic history, Great Britain - Economic conditions - 20th
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 81021631
- Dewey Decimal Code 305.094
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