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Book Title: The Capitalist Schema: Time, Money, And The Culture Of Abstr...
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Author: Christian Lotz
Publication Name: Capitalist Schema : Time, Money, and the Culture of Abstraction
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: Political Economy, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Political
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Philosophy, Political Science
Item Weight: 14.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 191 Pages
