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Book Title: Referential Practice: Language And Lived Space Among The May...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: William F. Hanks
Publication Name: Referential Practice : Language and Lived Space Among the Maya
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 1990
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 32 Oz
Number of Pages: 606 Pages
