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Book Title: Negotiating Daily Life In Traditional China: How Ordinary Pe...
Item Length: 0.9in
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Author: Valerie Hansen
Publication Name: Negotiating Daily Life in Traditional China : How Ordinary People Used Contracts, 600-1400
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
