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Book Title: Technologies Of Power
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Majid Tehranian
Publication Name: Technologies of Power : Information Machines and Democratic Prospects
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication Year: 1990
Series: Communication and Information Science Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
