The Dark Sides of Virtue Reassessing International Humanitarianism (9780691123943) David Kennedy

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Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press (August 8, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691123942
ISBN-13: 978-0691123943



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9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
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