Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
01.08.2001
Verlag
NYU Press - IPSSeitenzahl
434
Maße (L/B/H)
22,3/16,2/2,9 cm
Gewicht
653 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-8147-2715-7
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