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Book Title: What Is This Thing Called Soul: Conversations On Black Cultu...
Item Length: 9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Damani Phillips
Publication Name: What Is this Thing Called Soul : Conversations on Black Culture and Jazz Education
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Features: New Edition
Publisher: Lang A&G International Academic Publishers, Peter
Publication Year: 2017
Series: Black Studies and Critical Thinking Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
