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Book Title: Perfect Wave : more Essays ON Art and Democracy
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Dave Hickey
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Criticism & Theory, American / General, Film / History & Criticism
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 2023
Genre: Art, Literary Criticism, Performing Arts
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
