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Book Title: From Voice To Influence: Understanding Citizenship In A Digi...
Number of Pages: 376 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: From Voice to Influence : Understanding Citizenship in a Digital Age
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Political Process / General, Web / Social Media, Sociology / General, History & Theory, Digital Media / General, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Civics & Citizenship
Item Height: 1 in
Item Weight: 20.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 8.9 in
Author: Jennifer S. Light
Subject Area: Political Science, Computers, Social Science
Item Width: 7.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
