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Book Title: Re-Imagining Milk: Cultural And Biological Perspectives
Item Length: 10in.
Item Height: 0.4in.
Item Width: 7.1in.
Author: Andrea S. Wiley
Publication Name: Re-Imagining Milk : Cultural and Biological Perspectives
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2015
Series: Routledge Series for Creative Teaching and Learning in Anthropology Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 156 Pages
