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Book Title: What Is the Future?
Item Length: 8.9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: John Urry
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Civilization, Future Studies, Sociology / General
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: History, Social Science
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
