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Anna Zuk, Lecturer, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Marie Curie-Sklodkowska University, Lublin.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52350377722129,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52350378115345,"sku":"NLS9781904113782","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781904113782.jpg?v=1758180124"},{"product_id":"polin-studies-in-polish-jewry-volume-13-book-antony-polonsky-9781874774471","title":"Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Volume 13","description":"The assessment of the Nazi genocide in Poland, an issue which has deeply divided Poles and Jews, lies at the core of this volume. 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