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Book Title: Modern Social Theory
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Ian Craib
Publication Name: Modern Social Theory
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
