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Book Title: Navigating Power: Cross-Cultural Competence In Navajo Land
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Height: 0.5 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
Author: Gelaye Debebe
Publication Name: Navigating Power : Cross-Cultural Competence in Navajo Land
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Subject: Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social Psychology
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Psychology, Social Science
Item Weight: 9.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 180 Pages
