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License To Travel: A Cultural History Of The Passport

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Book Title: License to Travel : a Cultural History of the Passport

Item Length: 8.2in

Item Height: 0.8in

Item Width: 5.5in

Author: Patrick Bixby

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: United States / 20th Century, Modern / 20th Century, General, United States / 21st Century

Publisher: University of California Press

Publication Year: 2022

Genre: Law, History

Item Weight: 14.4 Oz

Number of Pages: 248 Pages

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