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Book Title: Wisdom of Syria's Waiting Game : Foreign Policy under the Assads
Item Length: 5.7in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 8.6in
Author: Bente Scheller
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: WORLD / Middle Eastern, International Relations / General
Publisher: C. Hurst AND Company (Publishers) The Limited
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Political Science
Item Weight: 16.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
