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Book Title: Deaf World: A Historical Reader And Primary Sourcebook
Item Length: 10in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 7in
Author: Lois Bragg
Publication Name: Deaf World : a Historical Reader and Primary Sourcebook
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication Year: 2001
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 28.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 430 Pages
