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Book Title: Polygamy And The Rise And Demise Of The Aztec Empire
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
Publication Name: Polygamy and the Rise and Demise of the Aztec Empire
Language: English
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 0.5 in
Subject: Latin America / Mexico, Indigenous Studies, Anthropology / General, Latin America / General, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.3 Oz
Author: Ross Hassig
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Social Science, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
