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| Author | : Joan Petersilia |
| File Size | : 52,9 Mb |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 01 April 2015 |
| ISBN | : 9780190241445 |
| Pages | : 777 pages |
Originally published: 2012. First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback 2015.
Originally published: 2012. First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback 2015.
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