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Book Title: Uncontrollable Societies Of Disaffected Individuals: Disbeli...
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6.2in
Author: Bernard Stiegler
Publication Name: Uncontrollable Societies of Disaffected Individuals Vol. 2 : Disbelief and Discredit, Volume 2
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
