Author: Irasema Alcantara-Ayala
Published Date: 06 Dec 2013
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Original Languages: English
Book Format: Hardback::304 pages
ISBN10: 0521769256
ISBN13: 9780521769259
Publication City/Country: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dimension: 188x 246x 20mm::910g
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