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Book Title: Cultural Boundaries Of Science: Credibility On The Line
Number of Pages: 412 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Cultural Boundaries of Science : Credibility on the Line
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Subject: Philosophy & Social Aspects, Human Geography
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 1999
Item Weight: 21.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Thomas F. Gieryn
Item Length: 0.9 in
Subject Area: Social Science, Science
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
