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Book Title: Law and Order : Images, Meanings, Myths
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Mariana Valverde
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: General, Law Enforcement, Criminology
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication Year: 2006
Genre: Religion, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 9.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
