Maya or Mestizo?
Nationalism, Modernity, and Its Discontents
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
Av Ronald Loewe
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2010-09-01
- Mått153 x 227 x 12 mm
- Vikt320 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieTeaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom
- Antal sidor277
- FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
- ISBN9781442601420