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Book Title: What Is A Person?: Rethinking Humanity, Social Life, And The...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Christian Smith
Publication Name: What ISA Person? : Rethinking Humanity, Social Life, and the Moral Good from the Person Up
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 27.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 528 Pages
