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Book Title: Disciplinary Frame: Photographic Truths And The Capture Of M...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: John Tagg
Publication Name: Disciplinary Frame : Photographic Truths and the Captûre of Meaning
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 25 Oz
Number of Pages: 392 Pages
