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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 304.6320962 EAN: 9780812214246 ISBN: 0812214242 Label: University of Pennsylvania Press Manufacturer: University of Pennsylvania Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 312 Publication Date: December 01, 1995 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Studio: University of Pennsylvania Press Related Items:
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