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Book Title: Modernity-An Ethnographic Approach : Dualism and Mass Consumption in Trinidad
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 1994
Topic: Economics / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General
Item Height: 0.8 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Business & Economics, Social Science
Item Weight: 15.8 Oz
Author: Daniel Miller
Item Length: 8.5 in
Book Series: Explorations in Anthropology Ser.
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
