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Book Title: Of Flying Saucers And Social Scientists: A Re-Reading Of Whe...
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Timothy Jenkins
Publication Name: Of Flying Saucers and Social Scientists : A Re-Reading of When Prophecy Fails and of Cognitive Dissonance
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Number of Pages: X, 100 Pages
