1847761941     

Mary Douglas / Paul Richards and Perri 6

Richards, Paul, 1945- [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

6, Perri, 1960- [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

New York : Berghahn Books, 2023

vii, 156 Seiten

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index

2309

Erscheint auch als: Mary Douglas / Richards, Paul (Online-Ausgabe)

978-1-80073-981-9 (paperback); 978-1-80073-979-6 (hardback)

978-1-80073-980-2 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff); 978-1-80539-367-2 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff)

2023007752

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.3167/9781800739796

GN21.D68

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