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Book Title: Objects Of Translation: Material Culture And Medieval Hindu-...
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Objects of Translation : Material Culture and Medieval Hindu-Muslim Encounter
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: Middle Eastern, Human Geography, Sociology / General, History / Medieval, Customs & Traditions, History / General
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2018
Item Weight: 29.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Finbarr Barry Flood
Subject Area: Art, Architecture, Social Science
Item Length: 10 in
Item Width: 8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
