Franco: A Personal And Political Biography

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Item Weight: 2.15 lbs

Book Title: Franco : a Personal and Political Biography

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 1.6in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Stanley G. Payne, Jesús. Palacios

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: WORLD / European, Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism, Europe / Spain & Portugal, Presidents & Heads of State, Political, Military

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press

Publication Year: 2014

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science

Number of Pages: 632 Pages