Sexual Orientation and Human Rights in American Religious Discourse
Inbunden, Engelska, 1998
Av Saul M. Olyan, Martha C. Nussbaum, Brown University) Olyan, Saul M. (Dorot Associate Professor of Judaic Studies, Dorot Associate Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Chicago Law School) Nussbaum, Martha C. (Professor of Law and Ethics, Professor of Law and Ethics, Martha Craven Nussbaum
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1998-08-20
- Mått236 x 157 x 30 mm
- Vikt562 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor288
- FörlagOUP USA
- ISBN9780195119428