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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Caryl, Christian.

   Strange rebels : 1979 and the birth of the 21st century / Christian Caryl.

     pages cm

   Includes bibliographical references and index.

   ISBN 978-0-465-03335-5 (e-book) 1. History, Modern—1945–1989. 2. World politics—1975–1985. I. Title.

   D849.C374 2013

   909.82′7—dc23

2012048264

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