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Book Title: Philosophy Between The Lines: The Lost History Of Esoteric W...
Number of Pages: 471 Pages
Publication Name: Philosophy between the Lines : the Lost History of Esoteric Writing
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Subject: History & Surveys / General, Methodology, History & Theory, Censorship, Hermeneutics, Political
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 22.1 Oz
Subject Area: Philosophy, Political Science
Author: Arthur M. Melzer
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback