Giblin's Platoon

Giblin's Platoon
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Publisher : ANU E Press
Total Pages : 287
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ISBN-10 : 9781920942502
ISBN-13 : 1920942505
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Book Synopsis Giblin's Platoon by : William Coleman

Download or read book Giblin's Platoon written by William Coleman and published by ANU E Press. This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book tells the story of four men - L.F.Giblin, J.B. Brigden, D.B.Copland, and Roland Wilson - who, in 1920s Tasmania, formed a personal and intellectual bond that was to prove a pivot of economic thought, policy-making and institution-building in mid-century Australia."--p. ix.


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