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Book Title: Economies Of Recycling: The Global Transformation Of Materia...
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Joshua Reno
Publication Name: Economies of Recycling : the Global Transformation of Materials, Values and Social Relations
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: ZED Books, The Limited
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
