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Book Title: The Mangle Of Practice: Time, Agency, And Science
Item Length: 0.9in
Item Height: 0.1in
Item Width: 0.6in
Author: Andrew Pickering
Publication Name: Mangle of Practice : Time, Agency, and Science
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 1995
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15 Oz
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
