We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland
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Fintan O'Toole., Fintan O'Toole|AUTHOR., & Roger Clark|READER. (2022). We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland . HighBridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fintan O'Toole, Fintan O'Toole|AUTHOR and Roger Clark|READER. 2022. We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland. HighBridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fintan O'Toole, Fintan O'Toole|AUTHOR and Roger Clark|READER. We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland HighBridge, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fintan O'Toole, Fintan O'Toole|AUTHOR, and Roger Clark|READER. We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland HighBridge, 2022.
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Grouped Work ID | 91084c1a-5213-43a3-f98e-d9106bdf41de-eng |
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Full title | we don t know ourselves a personal history of modern ireland |
Author | otoole fintan |
Grouping Category | book |
Last Update | 2024-04-17 05:55:12AM |
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