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Book Title: Why Current Affairs Needs Social Theory
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Rob Stones
Publication Name: Why Current Affairs Needs Social Theory
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
