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Book Title: What Is A World?: On Postcolonial Literature As World Litera...
Item Length: 9.4in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 6.3in
Author: Pheng Cheah
Publication Name: What ISA WORLD? : ON Postcolonial Literature As WORLD Literature
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 24.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 408 Pages
