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Babel Or the necessity of violence: an arcane history of the oxford translators' revolution. Cover Image E-book E-book

Babel [electronic resource] : Or the necessity of violence: an arcane history of the oxford translators' revolution. R. F Kuang.

Kuang, R. F. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 9780063021440 (electronic bk)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource

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Electronic reproduction. New York : Harper Voyager, 2022. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 5665 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB).
Subject: Translating and interpreting > Fiction.
Magic > Fiction.
Imperialism > Moral and ethical aspects > Fiction.
Anti-imperialist movements > Fiction.
China > Foreign relations > Great Britain > Fiction.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > China > Fiction.
Genre: Alternative histories (Fiction).
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