Colonial Intrigues and My Dismissal as Director of Antiquities
A Memoir of Cyprus in the 1930s
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
Av John R. Hilton, Nicholas Stanley-Price, Nicholas (Independent Researcher) Stanley-Price
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2025-07-03
- Mått156 x 234 x 12 mm
- Vikt382 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieArchaeological Lives
- Antal sidor172
- FörlagArchaeopress
- ISBN9781805830641