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Book Title: Mexican Women And The Other Side Of Immigration: Engendering...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Luz María Gordillo
Publication Name: Mexican Women and the OTHER Side of Immigration : Engendering Transnational Ties
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Year: 2010
Series: Chicana Matters Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 223 Pages
