On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City
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The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
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9780226136851
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Alice Goffman., & Alice Goffman|AUTHOR. (2014). On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City . The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alice Goffman and Alice Goffman|AUTHOR. 2014. On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City. The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alice Goffman and Alice Goffman|AUTHOR. On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Alice Goffman, and Alice Goffman|AUTHOR. On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
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