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The Lowest Rung - cover

The Lowest Rung

Mary Cholmondeley

Publisher: Ktoczyta.pl

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Summary

This book focuses on the social exclusion and marginalization of respectable women in the context of their response to risk. Of the four stories included in the collection, three deal with crime, deviance, or both.
Available since: 03/08/2022.
Print length: 30 pages.

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