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Book Title: Cebu
Item Length: 0.4 in
Item Height: 0.6 in
Item Width: 0.2 in
Author: Peter Bacho
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, General
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication Year: 1991
Genre: Social Science, Fiction
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 212 Pages
