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Book Title: Edges Of Exposure: Toxicology And The Problem Of Capacity In...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Noémi Tousignant
Publication Name: Edges of Exposure : Toxicology and the Problem of Capacity in Postcolonial Senegal
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Series: Experimental Futures Ser.
Publication Year: 2018
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
