- Paperback - Number of Pages: 396 pages
- Dimensions: 190 x 244 x 20mm - 819.99g
- Publication date: 30 Jun 2015
- Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Publication City/Country: Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Language: English
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