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Book Title: Unbecoming Women: British Women Writers And The Novel Of Dev...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Susan Fraiman
Publication Name: Unbecoming Women : British Women Writers and the Novel of Development
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 1994
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
