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Book Title: Power of African Cultures
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Rochester Press
Topic: Africa / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, African
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2008
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science, Literary Collections, History
Author: Toyin Falola
Item Length: 8.9 in
Item Width: 6.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
