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Author : Society of Dance History Scholars (U.S.). Conference
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Total Pages : 164 pages
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Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307952010
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ISBN 13 : 9780792375777
Total Pages : 472 pages
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Publisher : Hill and Wang
ISBN 13 : 1429968974
Total Pages : 368 pages
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Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781557531216
Total Pages : 290 pages
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231121652
Total Pages : 513 pages
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Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
ISBN 13 : 160882294X
Total Pages : 214 pages
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Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780880117470
Total Pages : 194 pages
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Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416608842
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Publisher : Knopf Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307401758
Total Pages : 434 pages
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520224809
Total Pages : 418 pages
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