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Book Title: City Scriptures: Modern Jewish Writing
Number of Pages: 193 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: City Scriptures : Modern Jewish Writing
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2013
Subject: Subjects & Themes / Religion, Yiddish, General, Subjects & Themes / General, Jewish, Jewish Studies
Item Weight: 16.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.1 in
Author: Murray Baumgarten
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Foreign Language Study, Religion, Social Science, History
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
