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Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.4in
Author: Janet Harbord
Publication Name: Evolution of Film : Rethinking Film Studies
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication Year: 2007
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
