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Who reads Meanings of Life in Contemporary Ireland: Webs of Significance (Cultural Sociology)?

Author

Tom Inglis (auth.)

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781349491711

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Philosophy, Science