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The accidental diplomat : the autobiography of Maurice Baker /

"Maurice Baker is an academic and one of Singapore's pioneer diplomats. After graduating with honors in English from King's College, London in 1948, he returned to Singapore and taught at two secondary schools before becoming a university lecturer and head of the Department of Extra-m...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baker, Maurice, 1920- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Jersey : World Scientific, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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