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Book Title: Insect Media
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Jussi Parikka
Publication Name: Insect Media : an Archaeology of Animals and Technology
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication Year: 2010
Series: Posthumanities Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
