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Item Length: 9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Fiona Coffey
Publication Name: Political Acts : Women in Northern Irish Theatre, 1921-2012
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Series: Irish Studies
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 328 Pages