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Book Title: Secular Translations: Nation-State, Modern Self, And Calcula...
Item Length: 0.8in
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Author: Talal Asad
Publication Name: Secular Translations : Nation-State, Modern Self, and Calculative Reason
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2018
Series: Ruth Benedict Book Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
