Culture and Customs of the Arab Gulf States
Inbunden, Engelska, 2009
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2009-03-20
- Mått166 x 240 x 18 mm
- Vikt452 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCultures and Customs of the World
- Antal sidor192
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
- ISBN9780313336591
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