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Book Title: Afro-Mexico: Dancing Between Myth And Reality
Item Length: 10in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 7in
Author: Anita González
Publication Name: Afro-Mexico : Dancing between Myth and Reality
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21 Oz
Number of Pages: 183 Pages
