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Structuring The Information Age
Life Insurance And Technology In The Twentieth Century
by Joanne Yates
ISBN: 0801880866
ISBN-13: 9780801880865
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
Published date: 2005
Size: 6.25 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.4 pounds
Pages: 351
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