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Fresh Talk Daring Gazes
Conversations on Asian American Art
by Elaine H. Kim ; Margo MacHida ; Sharon Mizota
ISBN: 0520235355
ISBN-13: 9780520235359
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Published date: 2003
Size: 7.5 x 10 inches
Weight: 2 pounds
Pages: 240
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