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Book Title: Writing At The Margin: Discourse Between Anthro & Medicine
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Arthur Kleinman
Publication Name: Writing AT the Margin : Discourse between Anthropology and Medicine
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 1997
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 300 Pages
