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- Published 20150505
- ISBN: 9781922182807
- Extent: 264 pp
- Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

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David Walker
David Walker is Alfred Deakin professor of Australian Studies at Deakin University and BHP Billiton chair of Australian Studies at Peking University, Beijing. His...
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