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Book Title: Lacan And The Matter Of Origins
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Shuli Barzilai
Publication Name: Lacan and the Matter of Origins
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 320 Pages