Academia's Golden Age: Universities in Massachusetts, 1945-1970
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The listing describes Academia's Golden Age: Universities in Massachusetts, 1945-1970 by Richard M. Freeland as a general-interest book whose subject is easy to identify. The record for this copy lists 1992 • Oxford Univ Pr on Demand • 532 pages.
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Hardcover: ISBN-13 9780195054644
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