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Book Title: Lost and Found in Translation : Contemporary Ethnic American Writing and the Politics of Language Diversity
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Martha J. Cutter
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: Minority Studies, American / Asian American, American / African American, American / General, Linguistics / General
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication Year: 2005
Genre: Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
Item Weight: 14 Oz
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
