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Book Title: An Analysis Of Karen Z Ho's Liquidated: An Ethnography Of W...
Item Length: 7.8in.
Item Height: 0.4in.
Item Width: 5in.
Author: Rodolfo Maggio
Publication Name: Liquidated : an Ethnography of Wall Street
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Macat International The Limited
Series: The Macat Library
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 4 Oz
Number of Pages: 100 Pages
