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Book Title: Offshoring
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6.3in
Author: John Urry
Publication Name: Offshoring
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
