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Book Title: Anxiety of Freedom : Imagination and Individuality in Locke's Political Thought
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Uday Singh Mehta
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Philosophers, Individual Philosophers, History & Theory, Creative Ability, General, Political, Political Freedom
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, Philosophy, Political Science
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
