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Book Title: The Spectrum Of Political Engagement: Mounier, Benda, Nizan,...
Number of Pages: 202 Pages
Publication Name: Spectrum of Political Engagement : Mounier, Benda, Nizan, Brasillach, Sartre
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2015
Item Height: 0.4 in
Subject: European / French, Movements / Existentialism, Europe / France, World / European, General, History & Surveys / Modern, Subjects & Themes / Politics
Item Weight: 1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Philosophy, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author: David L. Schalk
Item Length: 9.1 in
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
