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Book Title: Re-Presenting The City: Ethnicity, Capital And Culture In Th...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
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Author: Anthony D. King
Publication Name: Re-Presenting the City : Ethnicity, Capital and Culture in the Twenty-First Century Metropolis
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication Year: 1996
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 432 Pages