An Organ of Murder
Crime, Violence, and Phrenology in Nineteenth-Century America
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2021-02-12
- Mått228 x 155 x 21 mm
- Vikt392 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCritical Issues in Health and Medicine
- Antal sidor278
- FörlagRutgers University Press
- ISBN9781978813069