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Book Title: Stigmas of the Tamil Stage : an Ethnography of Special Drama Artists in South India
Number of Pages: 464 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication Year: 2005
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: Theater / History & Criticism, Asia / India & South Asia, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Asian / Indian & South Asian
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Performing Arts, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 23.7 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Susan Seizer
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
