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Item Length: 7.4in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 5.4in
Author: Zygmunt Bauman
Publication Name: Community : Seeking Safety in an Insecure WORLD
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication Year: 2001
Series: Themes for the 21st Century Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 7.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 168 Pages
