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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 347.732609 EAN: 9780700614394 ISBN: 0700614397 Label: University Press of Kansas Manufacturer: University Press of Kansas Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 494 Publication Date: May 31, 2006 Publisher: University Press of Kansas Studio: University Press of Kansas Related Items:
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