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Book Title: Singing The Classical, Voicing The Modern: The Postcolonial ...
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.9in
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Author: Amanda J. Weidman
Publication Name: Singing the Classical, Voicing the Modern : the Postcolonial Politics of Music in South India
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
