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Power Sharing
Language, Rank, Gender, and Social Space in Pohnpei, Micronesia
by Elizabeth Keating
ISBN: 0195111974
ISBN-13: 9780195111972
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
Published date: 1998
Size: 6.75 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.2 pounds
Pages: 214
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