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Book Title: Caliban's Voice: The Transformation Of English In Post-Colon...
Item Length: 9.2in.
Item Height: 0.5in.
Item Width: 6.4in.
Author: Bill Ashcroft
Publication Name: Caliban's Voice : the Transformation of English in Post-Colonial Literatures
Format: United Kingdom-B Format Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2008
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 202 Pages
