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Europe in Revolt
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Europe in Revolt

Mapping the New European Left
TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
EUR17,50

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A gripping and authoritative account of the uprisings against extreme austerity that have shaken Europe.
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-60846-593-4
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandKartoniert, Paperback
FormatTrade Paperback (USA)
Erscheinungsdatum19.07.2016
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 146 mm, Höhe 218 mm, Dicke 32 mm
Gewicht416 g
Artikel-Nr.5507787
KatalogLibri
Datenquelle-Nr.A25825338
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Catarina Príncipe: Catarina Príncipe is a social movement activist from Portugal. She is a member of Bloco de Esquerda (Portugal) and Die Linke (Germany) and a contributing editor at Jacobin magazine, where she writes frequent dispatches on the European situation.

Bhaskar Sunkara: Bhaskar Sunkara is the founding editor and publisher of Jacobin magazine. He is a regular contributor to The Nation and In These Times magazine.

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