Social utility and fashion behavior
โ Scribed by Shelby H. McIntyre; Christopher M. Miller
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 648 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0923-0645
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