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Book Title: The Disunity Of Science: Boundaries, Contexts, And Power
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: David J. Stump
Publication Name: Disunity of Science : Boundaries, Contexts, and Power
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 1996
Series: Writing Science Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 26.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 584 Pages
