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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 970.00496333 EAN: 9780253344588 ISBN: 0253344581 Label: Indiana University Press Manufacturer: Indiana University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 455 Publication Date: April 21, 2005 Publisher: Indiana University Press Studio: Indiana University Press Related Items:
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