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Book Title: Jacques Derrida's Cambridge Affair: Deconstruction, Philosop...
Number of Pages: 228 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Jacques Derrida's Cambridge Affair : Deconstruction, Philosophy and Institutionality
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2022
Subject: Movements / Deconstruction, General
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Philosophy
Author: Niall Gildea
Item Length: 8.6 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
