Sophistication
A Literary and Cultural History
Inbunden, Engelska, 2010
Av Faye Hammill
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2010-05-01
- Mått163 x 239 x undefined mm
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor240
- FörlagLiverpool University Press
- ISBN9781846312328
- UtmärkelserWinner of ESSE Book Awards (Literatures in the English Language) 2012