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Book Title: Matters Of Care: Speculative Ethics In More Than Human World...
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 1.5in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: María Puig De Louisiana Bellacasa
Publication Name: Matters of Care : Speculative Ethics in more than Human Worlds
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication Year: 2017
Series: Posthumanities Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
