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Book Title: Called To Sankofa: Leading In, Through And Beyond Disaster--...
Item Length: 8.9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Margaret Montgomery-Richard
Publication Name: Called to Sankofa : Leading in, Through and Beyond Disaster--A Narrative Account of African Americans Leading Education in Post-Katrina New Orleans
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Features: New Edition
Publisher: Lang A&G International Academic Publishers, Peter
Publication Year: 2018
Series: Black Studies and Critical Thinking Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 126 Pages
