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Book Title: Structuring The Information Age: Life Insurance And Technolo...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Joanne Yates
Publication Name: Structuring the Information Age : Life Insurance and Technology in the Twentieth Century
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Series: Studies in Industry and Society Ser.
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 364 Pages
