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Book Title: The Global Remapping Of American Literature
Number of Pages: 344 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Global Remapping of American Literature
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: American / General, Semiotics & Theory
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 19.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Literary Criticism
Author: Paul Giles
Item Length: 9.1 in
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
