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Book Title: Anna May Wong : Performing the Modern
Item Length: 9.8in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 5.9in
Author: Shirley Jennifer Lim
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Women's Studies
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Social Science, Performing Arts
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 262 Pages
