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Book Title: Developmental Perspectives On Embodiment And Consciousness
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Name: Developmental Perspectives on Embodiment and Consciousness
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Year: 2007
Item Height: 1.1 in
Subject: Developmental / Child, General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Developmental / General
Item Weight: 24.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Body, Mind & Spirit, Psychology
Author: Judith Newman
Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Ser.
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
