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Book Title: Recursivity And Contingency
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Height: 1.2 in
Item Width: 5.8 in
Author: Yuk Hui
Publication Name: Recursivity and Contingency
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: Programming / Algorithms, Media Studies, Intelligence (Ai) & Semantics, System Theory, Logic, Movements / Critical Theory
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2019
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Computers, Science, Mathematics, Social Science, Philosophy
Item Weight: 19.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
