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Book Title: Evolutionary Psychology: A Clinical Introduction
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 6.3in
Author: Christopher Badcock
Publication Name: Evolutionary Psychology : a Clinical Introduction
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication Year: 2000
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
