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Publication Date: August 8, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0472068350 | ISBN-13: 978-0472068357

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Paperback: 314 pages
Publisher: University of Michigan Press (August 8, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0472068350
ISBN-13: 978-0472068357
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
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