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Book Title: Disconnected: Haves And Have-Nots In The Information Age
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: William Wresch
Publication Name: Disconnected : Haves and Have-Nots in the Information Age
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication Year: 1996
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
