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Book Title: Somanatha : the Many Voices of a History
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Romila Thapar
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Archaeology, Hinduism / History, Asia / India & South Asia, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Religion, History, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
