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Higher Education in a Global Society. D. Bruce Johnstone
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Author: D. Bruce JohnstonePublished Date: 01 Jun 2010
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Language: English
Format: Hardback::256 pages
ISBN10: 1848447523
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