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Book Title: Spectacular Realities: Early Mass Culture In Fin-De-Si?Cle P...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Vanessa R. Schwartz
Publication Name: Spectacular Realities : Early Mass Culture in Fin-De-Siècle Paris
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 244 Pages
