Heritage, Nationhood, and Language
Migrants with Connections to Japan
Inbunden, Engelska, 2010
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2010-12-03
- Mått174 x 246 x undefined mm
- Vikt500 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor184
- FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
- ISBN9780415612135