Kitty Marion
Actor and Activist
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2019-02-28
- Mått156 x 234 x 21 mm
- Vikt635 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieWomen, Theatre and Performance
- Antal sidor296
- FörlagManchester University Press
- ISBN9781526138040