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Book Title: Indigeneity In The Mexican Cultural Imagination: Thresholds ...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 5.9in
Author: Analisa Taylor
Publication Name: Indigeneity in the Mexican Cultural Imagination : Thresholds of Belonging
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of AriZona Press
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 160 Pages