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Item Length: 8in
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Item Width: 6in
Author: Kate Sweeney
Publication Name: American Afterlife : Encounters in the Customs of Mourning
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
