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A Concise History of Bolivia  •  Herbert Klein
HISTORY •  2011 •  PAPER  • 360 PAGES
An excellent survey by a professor of Latin American History at Columbia University. Klein has also written "Bolivia, The Evolution of a Multi-Ethnic Society." (BOL12, $25.99)		   A Concise History of Bolivia



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