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Book Title: Scientific Realism And Human Emancipation
Item Length: 7.8in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.2in
Author: Roy Bhaskar
Publication Name: Scientific Realism and Human Emancipation
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2009
Series: Classical Texts in Critical Realism (Routledge Critical Realism) Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 360 Pages
