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Book Title: Gardening The World: Agency, Identity And The Ownership Of W...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Veronica Strang
Publication Name: Gardening the WORLD : Agency, Identity and the Ownership of Water
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 326 Pages
