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Book Title: Fantastic Dreaming : the Archaeology of an Aboriginal Mission
Number of Pages: 330 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Altamira Press
Topic: Archaeology, Christianity / Denominations, General, Australia & New Zealand, Customs & Traditions
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2009
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Religion, Philosophy, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 23.6 Oz
Item Length: 9.4 in
Author: Jane Lydon
Item Width: 6.4 in
Book Series: Worlds of Archaeology Ser.
Format: Hardcover
