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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gordon, Lewis R. (Lewis Ricardo), 1962-
Existentia Africana : understanding Africana
existential thought / Lewis R. Gordon.
p. cm.— (Africana thought)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-415-92643-2 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN 0-415-92644-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Afro-American philosophy. 2. Existentialism.
I. Title. II. Series.
B944.A37 G67 2000
142'.78'08996—DC21 99-047909

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