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Book Title: Postcolonial Politics, The Internet And Everyday Life: Pacif...
Item Length: 9.3in.
Item Height: 0.7in.
Item Width: 6.2in.
Author: MI Franklin
Publication Name: Postcolonial Politics, the Internet and Everyday Life : Pacific Traversals Online
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Year: 2007
Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 308 Pages
