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Book Title: Class Matrix : Social Theory after the Cultural Turn
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.9in
Author: Vivek Chibber
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Social History, Sociology / Social Theory
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2022
Genre: History, Social Science
Item Weight: 13.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
