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Book Title: Understanding Indian Movies: Culture, Cognition, And Cinemat...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Patrick Colm Hogan
Publication Name: Understanding Indian Movies : Culture, Cognition, and Cinematic Imagination
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Year: 2008
Series: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 22.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 305 Pages
