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Book Title: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr , Pragmatism, And The Jurisprudence...
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
Author: Allen Mendenhall
Publication Name: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. , Pragmatism, and the Jurisprudence of Agon : Aesthetic Dissent and the Common Law
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: American Government / Judicial Branch, Public Affairs & Administration, Legal Writing, Literary, American / General, Semiotics & Theory, Lawyers & Judges
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Biography & Autobiography, Law, Literary Criticism, Political Science
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 202 Pages
