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Book Title: Postcolonial Hospitality: The Immigrant As Guest
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Mireille Rosello
Publication Name: Postcolonial Hospitality : the Immigrant As Guest
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 2002
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
