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Infant Figures: The Death Of The 'Infans' And Other Scenes Of Origin

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Book Title: Infant Figures: The Death Of The 'Infans' And Other Scenes O...

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.6in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Christopher Fynsk

Publication Name: Infant Figures : the Death of the Infans and OTHER Scenes of Origin

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Publication Year: 2000

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 13.5 Oz

Number of Pages: 220 Pages

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