How Modernity Forgets, Paperback

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Publisher: University of Minnesota PressAuthor(s): Arjun AppaduraiNumber of pages: 248Collection: Public WorldsPublication date: 1996Dimensions: 22...

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Publisher: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian SchonAuthor(s): Regina ElsnerNumber of pages: 440Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 148 x 2...

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