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Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Width: 6.2 in
Author: Steven Salaita
Publication Name: Holy Land in Transit : Colonialism and the Quest for Canaan
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: Subjects & Themes / Historical events, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Subjects & Themes / General, Native American
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms Ser.
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 1 Oz
Number of Pages: 246 Pages
