Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield
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PublicAffairs, 2013.
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eBook
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English
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9781568587271
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jeremy Scahill., & Jeremy Scahill|AUTHOR. (2013). Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield . PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jeremy Scahill and Jeremy Scahill|AUTHOR. 2013. Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield. PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jeremy Scahill and Jeremy Scahill|AUTHOR. Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield PublicAffairs, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jeremy Scahill, and Jeremy Scahill|AUTHOR. Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield PublicAffairs, 2013.
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