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Book Title: Digital Literacy: A Primer On Media, Identity, And The Evolu...
Item Length: 10in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 7in
Author: Susan Wiesinger, Ralph Beliveau
Publication Name: Digital Literacy : a Primer on Media, Identity, and the Evolution of Technology
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: New Edition
Publisher: Lang A&G International Academic Publishers, Peter
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 179 Pages
