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Book Title: Media And Morality: On The Rise Of The Mediapolis
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6.3in
Author: Roger Silverstone
Publication Name: Media and Morality : ON the Rise of the Mediapolis
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
