Masters of the Planet: The Search for Our Human Origins
Ian Tattersall,Hardcover,Series: MacSci Series, English-language edition,Pub by Palgrave Macmillan on 03-27-2012
Ian Tattersall,Hardcover,Series: MacSci Series, English-language edition,Pub by Palgrave Macmillan on 03-27-2012
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Format: Textbook
ISBN:
9780230108752 (023010875X)
ASIN: 9780230108752
Publish date: 27-03-2012
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
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