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William Washabaugh, Five fingers for survival. Ann Arbor: Karoma, 1986. Pp. xiv + 198.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Stephanie A. Hall
Stephanie A. Hall
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Department of Folkore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6304
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Language in Society , Volume 18 , Issue 3 , September 1989 , pp. 453 - 457
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