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Book Title: Native Peoples Of The Southwest: Negotiating Land, Water, An...
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Laurie Weinstein
Publication Name: Native Peoples of the Southwest : Negotiating Land, Water, and Ethnicities
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication Year: 2002
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
