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The Nacirema: Readings on American Culture

by James P. Spradley

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Genres: Anthropology, Nonfiction, Sociology, General Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 301.29 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Sociology and anthropology Formerly: Culture and cultural processes Ethnography, By Region
LCC: E169 .Z8 .N2 — History of the United States United States General

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Published: 1975
Genres: Anthropology, Nonfiction, Sociology, General Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 301.29
LCC: E169 .Z8 .N2

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