Perpetual Children
The Politics of Autism in France since 1950
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
Av Jonathyne Briggs, Indiana University Northwest) Briggs, Jonathyne (Professor and Associate Dean of Humanities and the Arts, Department of History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies, Professor and Associate Dean of Humanities and the Arts, Department of History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2025-05-21
- Mått166 x 241 x 20 mm
- Vikt445 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieNew Histories of Psychology
- Antal sidor208
- FörlagOUP USA
- ISBN9780197682975
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