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Book Title: Feminism And Power: The Need For Critical Theory
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Author: Mary Caputi
Publication Name: Feminism and Power : the Need for Critical Theory
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: Feminism & Feminist Theory, Movements / Deconstruction, Individual Philosophers, History & Theory, Sociology / Social Theory
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Social Science, Philosophy, Political Science
Item Weight: 16.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 218 Pages
