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Time-Space Compression: Historical Geographies

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Book Title: Time-Space Compression: Historical Geographies

Number of Pages: 10 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Time-Space Compression : Historical Geographies

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Year: 2014

Subject: Historical Geography, Earth Sciences / Geography, Human Geography, General

Item Height: 0.7 in

Item Weight: 12 Oz

Type: Textbook

Subject Area: Science, History, Social Science

Author: Barney Warf

Item Length: 6.1 in

Series: Routledge Studies in Human Geography Ser.

Item Width: 9.2 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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