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Author: Oberfield, Zachary W. (Author)
Book Title: Becoming Bureaucrats: Socialization At The Front Lines Of Go...
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication Year: 2014
Item Weight: 1.15 lbs
