Published 2007
by Palgrave Macmillan in Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes index.
| Statement | edited by Colin Farrelly and Lawrence B Solum. |
| Contributions | Farrelly, Colin Patrick., Solum, Lawrence. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | K246 .V57 2007 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. cm. |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL16650897M |
| ISBN 10 | 0230552897 |
| LC Control Number | 2007048302 |
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