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Book Title: Who Owns the Dead? : the Science and Politics of Death at Ground Zero
Number of Pages: 290 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Topic: Terrorism, General, United States / 21st Century, Forensic Science, Anthropology / General
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 1.2 in
Genre: Law, Political Science, Social Science, Science, History
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Jay D. Aronson
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
