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Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Bob Tostevin
Publication Name: Promethean Illusion : the Western Belief in Human Mastery of Nature
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
