Postmodernist Deconstruction for Dummies: A Survivor's Guide to Building Your Academic Career

Author: H. M. S. Phake-Potter, John F. Moffitt
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ISBN: 140104249X
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation (September, 2002)
Sales Rank: 1,509,263
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Critical Praise for Postmodernist Deconstruction
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