Titles Without Merit
Interrogating the Fake Doctorate Phenomena
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2024-06-07
- Mått160 x 236 x 21 mm
- Vikt553 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor272
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
- ISBN9781666963403