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Book Title: Dividing The Isthmus: Central American Transnational Histori...
Item Length: 9in
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Author: ANA Patricia Rodríguez
Publication Name: Dividing the Isthmus : Central American Transnational Histories, Literatures, and Cultures
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 5.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 309 Pages
