The Culture of the Gift in Eighteenth-Century England

Author	: C. Klekar
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 263
Release	: 2009-01-05
ISBN-10	: 9780230618411
ISBN-13	: 0230618413
Rating	: 4/5 (11 Downloads)

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