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Book Title: End of Consensus : Diversity, Neighborhoods, and the Politics of Public School Assignments
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Andrew J. Taylor, Toby L. Parcel
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Educational Policy & Reform / General, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Sociology / General, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Education, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 10 oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
