Título: | Soviet Policy in West Africa |
Autores: | Legvold, Robert, |
Tipo de documento: | texto impreso |
ISBN/ISSN/DL: | 978-0-674-42078-6 |
Dimensiones: | 1 online resource(xii,372p.) / illustrations |
Langues: | Inglés |
Clasificación: | DT 476.5 (Historia de África -- África occidental. Costa oeste -- Historia -- Antes de 1884) |
Etiquetas: | Außenpolitik ; International relations ; Kommunismus ; Politik ; General European History ; History ; Regional History |
Resumen: |
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En línea: | https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674420786 |
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