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Book Title: Ways Of Being Ethnic In Southwest China
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Name: Ways of Being Ethnic in Southwest China
Language: English
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Subject: Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Item Height: 1.3 in
Publication Year: 2015
Item Weight: 24.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Stevan Harrell
Subject Area: Social Science
Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China Ser.
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover