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Power in a Philippine City
by Kawanaka, Takeshi; Nihon Boeki Shinkokai and Ajia Keizai Kenkyujo (Japan)
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About This Item
Chiba, Japan: Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization, 2002. First Edition. Octavo. ix, 118p. maps, bibliography, index. Laid in a folded one page, with compliments: with publisher's information and signed by the author above his name. The Naga City case study as a clue to Philippine politics with many insights found nowhere else. Local politics has been one of the favorite topics of political scientists doing research on the Philippines because it is regarded as providing significant clues for understanding the nature of Philippine politics. Already a scarce item, most copies are found in university libraries. A fine copy bound in green cloth, spine lettering gilt, in a fine pictorial dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014057
- Title
- Power in a Philippine City
- Author
- Kawanaka, Takeshi; Nihon Boeki Shinkokai and Ajia Keizai Kenkyujo (Japan)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization
- Place of Publication
- Chiba, Japan
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Naga City, Philippines; Poder (Ciencias sociales) Filipinas; Ajia Keizai Kenkyujo; NIhon Boeki Shinkokai Ciudad De Naga
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pacific Rim;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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