Churches and politics in Latin America

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Published 1980 by Sage Publications in Beverly Hills .
Written in English

Places:

• Latin America,
• Latin America.
Subjects:

• Catholic Church -- Latin America -- History,
• Church and state -- Latin America,
• Christianity and politics -- Catholic Church,
• Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1948-,
• Latin America -- Church history

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 281-286.

Statement	edited by Daniel H. Levine ; pref. by John P. Harrison.
Series	Sage focus editions ;, 14
Contributions	Levine, Daniel H.
Classifications
LC Classifications	BR600 .C46
The Physical Object
Pagination	288 p. ;
Number of Pages	288
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL4419586M
ISBN 10	0803912986, 0803912994
LC Control Number	79023827

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