Author: Giles Slade
Published Date: 02 Nov 2007
Publisher: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Language: English
Format: Paperback| 336 pages
ISBN10: 0674025725
Imprint: none
Dimension: 140x 210x 18.8mm| 394.63g
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