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From Head Shops to Whole Foods: The Rise and Fall of Activist Entrepreneurs
Joshua C. Davis
Columbia University Press
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9780231171595
2020
$24.00
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From Head Shops to Whole Foods: The Rise and Fall of Activist Entrepreneurs
Joshua C. Davis
Columbia University Press
Hardcover
9780231171588
2017
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