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Book Title: Native American Identity In Sports: Creating And Preserving ...
Item Length: 9 in
Item Height: 0.6 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Author: Frank A. Salamone
Publication Name: Native American Identity in Sports : Creating and Preserving a Culture
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Subject: Sociology of Sports, General, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Sports
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Item Weight: 10.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 222 Pages
