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Book Title: A General Theory Of Visual Culture
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: General Theory of Visual Culture
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Subject: Media Studies, Criticism & Theory, General, History / General
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 28.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Art, Social Science
Author: Whitney Davis
Item Length: 9.9 in
Item Width: 7.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
