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Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-12-08 - Publisher: Springer
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Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-11-25 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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Language: en
Pages: 278
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-15 - Publisher: Springer
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-10-01 - Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Language: en
Pages: 341
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