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Gender and Popular Culture
Gender and Popular Culture: Identity Constructions and Representations Edited by
Kusha Tiwari
Gender and Popular Culture: Identity Constructions and Representations Edited by Kusha Tiwari This book first published 2019 Cambridge Scholars Publishing Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2019 by Kusha Tiwari and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. .
ISBN (10): 1-5275-4055-3 ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-4055-2
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