The Jumbies’ Playing Ground

The Jumbies’ Playing Ground
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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages : 315
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ISBN-10 : 9781617036118
ISBN-13 : 1617036110
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Book Synopsis The Jumbies’ Playing Ground by : Robert Wyndham Nicholls

Download or read book The Jumbies’ Playing Ground written by Robert Wyndham Nicholls and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the carnival traditions that created "whole theater" folk pageants


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