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Book Title: Vegan Studies Project : Food, Animals, and Gender in the Age of Terror
Item Length: 9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Laura Wright
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Gender Studies, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), History
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Cooking, Social Science, Philosophy
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Number of Pages: 228 Pages
