Icons of African American Literature
The Black Literary World
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2011-10-17
- Mått178 x 254 x 33 mm
- Vikt1 361 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieGreenwood Icons
- Antal sidor536
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
- ISBN9780313352034