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Book Title: Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture : Media Education for the 21st Century
Item Length: 8in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 5.4in
Author: Henry Jenkins
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Computers & Technology, Media Studies, Social Aspects
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Education, Social Science
Item Weight: 6.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 145 Pages
