China and the Church
Chinoiserie in Global Context
Inbunden, Engelska, 2016
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2016-02-16
- Mått152 x 203 x 18 mm
- Vikt499 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieFranklin D. Murphy Lectures
- Antal sidor206
- FörlagUniversity of California Press
- ISBN9780520284654
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