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Book Title: The Biopolitics Of Embryos And Alphabets: A Reproductive His...
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6.8in
Author: Ruth A. Miller
Publication Name: Biopolitics of Embryos and Alphabets : a Reproductive History of the Nonhuman
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
