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Book Title: Forensic Media: Reconstructing Accidents In Accelerated Mode...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Greg Siegel
Publication Name: Forensic Media : Reconstructing Accidents in Accelerated Modernity
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Series: Sign, Storage, Transmission Ser.
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
