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Book Title: Social Life of Stories : Narrative and Knowledge in the Yukon Territory
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Julie Cruikshank
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Canadian, Storytelling, Folklore & Mythology, General, Customs & Traditions, Native American
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2000
Genre: Literary Criticism, History, Social Science, Performing Arts
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Number of Pages: 221 Pages
