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Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Maurie J. Cohen
Publication Name: Risk in the Modern Age : Social Theory, Science and Environmental Decision-Making
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Features: Revised
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan The Limited
Publication Year: 2000
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18 Oz
Number of Pages: Xv, 264 Pages
