Fault Lines
Tort Law As Cultural Practice
Inbunden, Engelska, 2009
Av David M. Engel, Michael McCann, David M Engel, Michael Mccann
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2009-04-24
- Mått152 x 229 x 28 mm
- Vikt635 g
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCultural Lives of Law
- Antal sidor408
- FörlagStanford University Press
- EAN9780804756136