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Book Title: Representing The Race: A New Political History Of African Am...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Gene Andrew Jarrett
Publication Name: Representing the Race : a New Political History of African American Literature
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NY University Press
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
