Urban Legends
- ISBN-10
- 1601523238
- ISBN-13
- 9781601523235
- Series
- Urban Legends
- Category
- Urban folklore
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Author
- Gail Barbara Stewart
Description
Describes common urban legends, including how they can form, why they are popular, and how modern technology allows urban legends to spread around the world.
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- 2020-07-21
- 288 pages
- Ebook
- Harvard University Press
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