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Book Title: Compelled To Excel: Immigration, Education, And Opportunity ...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Linda J. Seligmann
Publication Name: Women Traders in CROSS-Cultural Perspective : Mediating Identities, Marketing Wares
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 2002
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 328 Pages
