The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: Legislator of the World
Writings on Codification, Law, and Education
Inbunden, Engelska, 1998
Av Jeremy Bentham, Philip Schofield, Jonathan Harris, Reader in the History of Legal and Political Thought) Schofield, Philip (Reader in the History of Legal and Political Thought, both at University College London) Harris, Jonathan (Research Fellow, Bentham Project, Research Fellow, Bentham Project, Phil Schofield
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1998-12-03
- Mått161 x 242 x 34 mm
- Vikt882 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieThe Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham
- Antal sidor508
- FörlagClarendon Press
- ISBN9780198207474