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Book Title: Human Rights And The Care Of The Self
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Human Rights and the Care of the Self
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication Year: 2018
Item Height: 0.3 in
Subject: Personal Growth / General, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Human Rights, Movements / Humanism
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Subject Area: Philosophy, Political Science, Self-Help
Author: Alexandre Lefebvre
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
