Published
2017 .
Written in
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
| Statement | Laura Alice Watt ; foreword by David Lowenthal |
| Contributions | Lowenthal, David, writer of foreword |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | F868.P9 W38 2017 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xix, 345 pages |
| Number of Pages | 345 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL26927386M |
| ISBN 10 | 0520277074, 0520277082 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780520277076, 9780520277083 |
| LC Control Number | 2016018943 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 947817510 |
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