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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 362.8292 EAN: 9780252067976 Edition: 2 ISBN: 0252067975 Label: University of Illinois Press Manufacturer: University of Illinois Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 344 Publication Date: September 08, 1999 Publisher: University of Illinois Press Studio: University of Illinois Press Related Items:
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