Condition of Social Well-being Or Inquiries Into the Material and Moral Position of the Population of Europe and America, with Particular Reference to Those of Great Britain and Ireland |
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| Title | Condition of Social Well-being Or Inquiries Into the Material and Moral Position of the Population of Europe and America, with Particular Reference to Those of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Author | David Cunningham (C.E., F.R.S.E.) |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, and Company, 1878 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 5 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 357 pages |
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